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Antibody Test For RSV

Alabama rates for HCPCS 86756

A blood test that looks for antibodies to respiratory syncytial virus, a common cause of colds and chest infections that can be serious in babies and older adults. It shows whether the immune system has mounted a response to that virus.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Antibody Test For RSV cost?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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 4 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$10.72 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$15.85 to $19.05

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $14 to $32Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $18
$10$20$50$100$200facility $18professional $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
$15.85
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$18.20

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Oklahoma than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alabama· 22nd of 51

$16.22

OK $25.12FL $12.02

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.