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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

Connecticut 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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 5 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$12.02$8.91 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$15.49 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $13 to $36Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $21professional $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
$23.44
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.42
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$22.91

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $12.02 · 37th 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.