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Bacterial Antibody Blood Test

Nebraska rates for HCPCS 86611

This blood test checks for antibodies the immune system produces in response to a specific bacterial infection, helping determine whether someone has been exposed to or infected by that organism. It is used to support diagnosis when a particular bacterial infection is suspected based on symptoms or exposure history.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Bacterial Antibody Blood Test cost?

$9.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.17 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.17$6.17 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$15.14 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $7 to $74Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $6 to $24
$5$10$20$50$100facility $32professional $6

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$8.91
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.99
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$39.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$18.62
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$6.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$20.42

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Nebraska· 33rd of 51

$9.12

AK $22.91MD $7.59

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.