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Infection Antibody Test

Kentucky 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 October 2026.

How much does Infection Antibody Test cost?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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$12.59$7.41 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$12.59 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $32Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $21
$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $13

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
$11.22
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.85
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$20.89
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$20.89
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$20.89
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$3.02

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Kansas 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.

Kentucky· 38th of 51

$12.88

KS $47.86MD $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.