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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 86768

Blood test that looks for antibodies to Salmonella, a bacterium spread mainly through contaminated food and water. Antibodies are the proteins the immune system makes against a particular germ, so finding them shows the body has met this one. It is used to support a diagnosis when infection is suspected but not confirmed by other means.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Salmonella Antibody Blood Test cost?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $11.48 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$39.81$19.05 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.48$11.48 to $13.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $11 to $63Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $13 to $52
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $11professional $40

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
$57.54
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.05
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.18
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$42.66
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$85.11
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$102.33

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $13.18 · 27th of 51
SD $25.70MD $10.00

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.