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Antibody Test For RSV

Louisiana 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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$19.05$15.14 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$19.05 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $16 to $58Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $9 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $19

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
$16.98
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$25.12
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$18.62

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 11th of 51

$19.50

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.