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Antibody Test For A Specific Infection

Louisiana 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $16.98 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$13.49$9.33 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.98$15.14 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $50Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $24
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $17professional $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
$13.18
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$23.99
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$17.38

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $15.14 · 19th 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.