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Infection Antibody Test

Louisiana 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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$13.80$8.51 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$20.89 to $33.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $17 to $55Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $6 to $22
$10$20$50facility $21professional $14

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
$15.85
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.89
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.39
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$26.30

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 12th of 51

$20.89

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.