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HTLV-I Antibody Blood Test

Kentucky 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 October 2026.

How much does HTLV-I Antibody Blood Test cost?

$7.41

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.41 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $9.12 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$7.08$6.92 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.12$7.59 to $17.78

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $18Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $11
$5$10$20$50facility $9professional $7

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$9.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$11.48
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.59
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$15.14
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$4.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.82

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Kansas than in Nebraska. 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.

Kentucky· 41st of 51

$7.41

KS $26.30NE $6.46

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.