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Infection Antibody Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 86747

This blood test checks for antibodies the immune system produces in response to a specific infection-causing organism. A positive result generally indicates past or current exposure to that organism, helping a doctor confirm a suspected infection or rule it out. It is usually ordered when someone has symptoms or a history that points toward this particular infection.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Infection Antibody Test cost?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 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 5 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$13.49$12.30 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$15.14 to $18.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $22Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $17
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $17professional $13

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
$15.14
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$17.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$20.89

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $15.14 · 34th of 51
NE $39.81DC $11.22

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.