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HTLV-I Antibody Blood Test

Rhode Island 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?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.71 from a physician practice, and about $10.96 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.71$6.03 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.96$10.47 to $11.75

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $10 to $26Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $17
$5$10$20facility $11professional $9

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$22.91

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 25th of 51

$9.33

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.