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HTLV-I Antibody Blood Test

Delaware 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?

$7.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.59 from a physician practice, and about $10.47 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 4 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$7.59$7.24 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.47$10.47 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $47Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $7 to $28
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $10professional $8

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
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$15.85
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$13.49

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware $7.59 · 46th 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.