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HIV-1 and HIV-2 Antibody Test, Combined

Montana 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 Montana, 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 $19.95 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$16.60$15.85 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$18.20 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $17 to $162Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $14 to $25
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $20professional $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
$42.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.95
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$42.66
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$42.66
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$77.62
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$19.05

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 16th 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.