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Infection Antibody Test

Tennessee 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?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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 6 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$11.75$11.22 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$12.02 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $11 to $87Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $11 to $20
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $23professional $12

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
$11.75
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$16.22
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$22.91
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$20.89

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $11.75 · 50th 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.