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HTLV-I Antibody Blood Test

Louisiana 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 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$8.51$4.90 to $10.96
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$12.02 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $34Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $4 to $17
$5$10$20$50facility $17professional $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
$9.55
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.34
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.59
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$20.89

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 13th of 51

$11.22

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.