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Bacterial Antibody Blood Test

New Jersey 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 July 2026.

How much does Bacterial Antibody Blood Test cost?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.71 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.71$7.24 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$13.49 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $10 to $135Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $19
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $32professional $9

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$19.50
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$28.18
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$11.48
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$14.79

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Pennsylvania than in Arizona. 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.

New Jersey· 23rd of 51

$12.30

PA $25.12AZ $8.13

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.