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HTLV-I Antibody Blood Test

North Carolina 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?

$7.24

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 from a physician practice, and about $10.72 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$7.24$5.75 to $9.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.72$7.24 to $19.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $42Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $13
$5$10$20$50facility $11professional $7

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
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.45
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$13.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$28.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$17.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$11.75

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 46th of 51

$7.24

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.