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Antibody Test For A Specific Infection

North Carolina 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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$10.00$9.77 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$10.96 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $10 to $145Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $16
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $35professional $10

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
$10.00
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.22
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$18.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$17.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$17.38
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $10.96 · 45th 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.