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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 October 2026.

How much does Infection Antibody Test cost?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.02$10.00 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$12.02 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $12 to $68Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $23
$10$20$50facility $18professional $12

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
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.57
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.47
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$56.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$30.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$19.95

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 47th of 51

$12.02

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.