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Diphtheria Antibody Blood Test

Kansas 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?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.14$9.12 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$25.12 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $23 to $40Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $31
$10$20$50facility $26professional $15

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
$15.14
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.22
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$41.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.12
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
$6.61
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$8.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.24

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 5th of 51

$25.12

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.