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Antibody Test For A Specific Infection

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 86631

This blood test checks for antibodies produced by the immune system in response to a particular infectious organism. Finding these antibodies usually indicates past or current exposure to that organism, which can help a clinician confirm a suspected diagnosis. It is ordered when a specific infection is being considered based on a patient's symptoms or history.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Antibody Test For A Specific Infection cost?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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$10.72$9.12 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$14.79 to $26.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $12 to $35Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $14
$5$10$20$50facility $21professional $11

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
$11.75
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$31.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.62
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$20.89

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Hawaii than in Washington, DC. 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.

Connecticut· 39th of 51

$10.72

HI $21.38DC $8.91

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.