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HTLV-I Antibody Blood Test

Tennessee 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 July 2026.

How much does HTLV-I Antibody Blood Test cost?

$7.24

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $13.80 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.08$6.76 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.80$7.24 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $3 to $36Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $7 to $11
$1.0$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $14professional $7

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.54
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$10.47
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$13.80
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$16.98

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Nebraska than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Tennessee $7.24 · 49th of 51
NE $18.20MD $6.76

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.