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HTLV-I Antibody Blood Test

Colorado rates for HCPCS 86687

A blood test for antibodies to HTLV-I, a virus that can be passed on through blood, sexual contact, and breastfeeding. Most people carrying it stay well for life, but a small proportion later develop a blood cancer or a slowly progressive nerve condition, so the result is followed up carefully.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does HTLV-I Antibody Blood Test cost?

$8.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.92 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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 7 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$6.92$6.61 to $7.76
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$13.18 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $7 to $51Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $9
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $25professional $7

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
$5.75
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$45.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$6.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$10.96
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$18.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.05
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$9.12

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Nebraska than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $8.71 · 39th of 51
NE $18.20MD $6.76

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.