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Bacterial Antibody Blood Test

South Carolina 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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 5 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$8.13$7.94 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$19.05 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $8 to $81Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $8 to $16
$5$10$20$50$100facility $38professional $8

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
$7.94
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$12.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$15.14

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 10th of 51

$14.13

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.