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HIV-1 and HIV-2 Antibody Test, Combined

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 86703

This blood test checks for antibodies to both HIV-1 and HIV-2, the two types of the virus that causes AIDS, using a single combined test. It is commonly used for HIV screening because it can detect either type without needing two separate tests. A positive result is typically followed by additional confirmatory testing.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does HIV-1 and HIV-2 Antibody Test, Combined cost?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $15.85 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.80$9.55 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.85$15.49 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $15 to $21Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $6 to $23
$10$20facility $16professional $14

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
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$19.50
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$22.91
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.27

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

Arkansas· 18th of 51

$15.49

AK $30.90MD $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.