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Bacterial Antibody Blood Test

Tennessee 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?

$8.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 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 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$7.94$7.59 to $9.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$10.23 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $8 to $59Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $7 to $14
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $32professional $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
$36.31
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$15.49
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$15.14

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 50th of 51

$8.13

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.