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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

Arkansas 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 October 2026.

How much does Salmonella Antibody Blood Test cost?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.22$7.94 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$15.14 to $20.42

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $15 to $20Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $22
$10$20facility $15professional $11

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.07
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$21.88

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in South Carolina than in Maryland. 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.

Arkansas· 16th of 51

$15.14

SC $33.11MD $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.