go back

Diphtheria Antibody Blood Test

New Hampshire 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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$9.77$9.12 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$28.84 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $26 to $89Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $44
$10$20$50$100facility $49professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$63.10
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$21.38
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 23rd of 51

$15.14

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.