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HIV-1 and HIV-2 Antibody Test, Combined

Louisiana 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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 6 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$16.22$12.59 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$16.60 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $14 to $78Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $8 to $26
$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $16

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
$14.45
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$54.95
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$19.05

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 19th of 51

$17.78

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.