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Infection Antibody Test

Massachusetts 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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 9 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$15.14$13.18 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$23.99 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $14 to $85Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $35
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $35professional $15

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
$34.67
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$41.69
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$141.25
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$38.90
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$7,079.46
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.12
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$32.36
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$53.70
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$141.25
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$37.15

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $19.05 · 14th 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.