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HIV-1 and HIV-2 Antibody Test, Combined

Iowa 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 July 2026.

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

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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 7 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$16.60$10.47 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$17.78 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $14 to $91Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $91
$10$20$50$100$200facility $32professional $17

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
$10.47
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$32.36
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$102.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$38.02
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$34.67
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$18.20
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$33.11
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in South Carolina than in Tennessee. 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.

Iowa· 15th of 51

$18.20

SC $38.90TN $10.96

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.