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Antibody Test For RSV

North Carolina 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?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $15.49 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 6 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$12.59$12.59 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.49$12.59 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $52Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $24
$5$10$20$50facility $15professional $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
$12.59
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$21.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$25.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$18.20
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 45th of 51

$12.59

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.