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HTLV-I Antibody Blood Test

South Dakota 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $13.18 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.23$6.03 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.18$10.23 to $17.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $32Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $21
$5$10$20$50$100facility $13professional $10

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
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$8.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$66.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$11.75
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$10.96
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 19th of 51

$10.23

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.