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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 July 2026.

How much does Diphtheria Antibody Blood Test cost?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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 5 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$11.48$8.91 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$15.14 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $11 to $68Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $16
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $39professional $11

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
$11.48
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$21.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$13.18

Where Oklahoma sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Pennsylvania than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Oklahoma $21.88 · 7th of 51
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.