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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

Colorado 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?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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 7 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$10.00$9.77 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$17.38 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $10 to $66Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $13
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $32professional $10

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
$8.32
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$15.85
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$27.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$27.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.30

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $12.59 · 33rd 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.