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Diphtheria Antibody Blood Test

Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.91$6.76 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$17.78 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $12 to $69Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17
$10$20$50facility $28professional $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
$11.22
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$13.80
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$17.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$13.18

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 29th 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.