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Infection Antibody Test

Maryland 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $9.77 to $12.02.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $10 to $19Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $17
$10$20facility $11professional $11

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$13.80
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$13.18
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$37.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.59
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
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
$5.62
Typical High
$5.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$2.24

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 51st of 51

$11.22

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.