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Antibody Test For A Specific Infection

Iowa 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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$16.98$9.55 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$14.79 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $11 to $65Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $7 to $81
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $32professional $17

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
$9.55
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$29.51
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$93.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$33.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$31.62
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$25.70
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $17.38 · 13th 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.