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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

Alabama 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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$11.75$9.55 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$13.80 to $18.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $12 to $22Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $15
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $15professional $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
$13.18
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$18.62

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama $15.14 · 21st 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.