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Diphtheria Antibody Blood Test

Michigan 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $14.45 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$14.45$11.48 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.45$14.13 to $19.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $30Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $20
$10$20$50$100facility $14professional $14

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
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$4.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.09
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$21.88
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$51.29
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$11.22
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$4.47
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$23.99
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$2.88
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.95

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 32nd of 51

$14.45

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.