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Infection Antibody Test

North Carolina 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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 7 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$12.88$12.02 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$19.95 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $12 to $115Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $29
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $45professional $13

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
$12.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$28.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$56.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$20.89
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $18.62 · 16th 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.