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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 July 2026.

How much does Infection Antibody Test cost?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, 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 $21.88 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$16.60$11.48 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$18.20 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $16 to $62Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $8 to $22
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $22professional $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
$15.85
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$29.51
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$20.89

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $18.20 · 21st 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.