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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 October 2026.

How much does Bacterial Antibody Blood Test cost?

$7.94

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.94 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.08$6.76 to $8.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$9.12 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $8 to $3,388Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $11
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $29professional $7

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
$7.94
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$5.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$2.34
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$28.18
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$8.13
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$12.02

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 49th of 51

$7.94

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.