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HIV-1 and HIV-2 Antibody Test, Combined

North Carolina 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $14.45 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.96$8.13 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.45$10.96 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $52Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $19
$10$20$50facility $14professional $11

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
$10.96
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.34
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$20.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$89.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$24.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.22

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 50th of 51

$10.96

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.