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HIV-2 Antibody Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 86702

This blood test looks for antibodies produced by the immune system in response to infection with HIV-2, a retrovirus related to but distinct from the more common HIV-1. It is used to detect HIV-2 infection, which can be missed by tests designed only for HIV-1. A positive result indicates the person has been infected with this virus.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does HIV-2 Antibody Test cost?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $15.49 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 4 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$14.45$11.22 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.49$14.13 to $18.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $12 to $22Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $16
$10$20facility $15professional $14

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
$13.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$19.05

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Alabama· 25th of 51

$14.79

NE $27.54DC $10.23

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.