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Antibody Test For RSV

Washington, DC 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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$12.02$12.02 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$12.02 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $12 to $89Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $12 to $45
$10$20$50$100facility $26professional $12

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
$12.02
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$123.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$21.88

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 49th of 51

$12.02

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.