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Antibody Test For A Specific Infection

Alabama rates for HCPCS 86753

This blood test looks for antibodies the immune system made in response to a specific infection. It helps determine whether a person has been exposed to that particular organism, either currently or in the past.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Antibody Test For A Specific Infection cost?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $14.45 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 5 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$10.96$9.33 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.45$14.13 to $18.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $25Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $14
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $14professional $11

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
$12.30
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$17.38

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Pennsylvania than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $12.59 · 33rd of 51
PA $32.36DC $9.33

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.