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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 October 2026.

How much does Bacterial Antibody Blood Test cost?

$8.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6.76 to $13.80.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $8 to $36Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $14
$5$10$20$50facility $20professional $8

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
$7.59
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$6.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$2.45
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$15.14
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
90 · Outside lab
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 37th of 51

$8.91

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.