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Bacterial Antibody Blood Test

South Dakota 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?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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$9.55$7.24 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$19.50 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $71Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $26
$5$10$20$50facility $19professional $10

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
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$9.55
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.14
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$23.99
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$66.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$14.13
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$14.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 17th of 51

$12.59

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.