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Diphtheria Antibody Blood Test

Georgia rates for HCPCS 86648

A blood test that checks for antibodies the immune system makes in response to diphtheria, a serious bacterial infection that can affect the throat and airway. It helps determine whether a person has been previously exposed to diphtheria or has developed immunity, such as after vaccination. A blood sample is drawn and sent to the lab for antibody analysis.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Diphtheria Antibody Blood Test cost?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.00$7.59 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$15.14 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $12 to $52Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $30
$5$10$20$50facility $20professional $10

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
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$26.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$29.51
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$31.62
2 more rates 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$2.95

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in South Carolina 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.

Georgia· 34th of 51

$13.18

SC $38.02MD $11.48

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.