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Diphtheria Antibody Blood Test

Nebraska 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?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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$9.12$9.12 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$30.20 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $9 to $87Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $36
$10$20$50$100facility $40professional $9

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
$36.31
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.80
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$36.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$60.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$27.54
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$30.20

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 40th of 51

$12.59

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.