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Diphtheria Antibody Blood Test

Minnesota 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 July 2026.

How much does Diphtheria Antibody Blood Test cost?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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 6 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$15.14$14.45 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$15.14 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $15 to $112Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $12 to $22
$10$20$50$100$200facility $41professional $15

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
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$29.51
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$112.20
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$28.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$33.88

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Pennsylvania 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.

Minnesota· 32nd of 51

$15.14

PA $31.62DC $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.