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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

Washington, DC 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?

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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$10.00$10.00 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$10.00 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $10 to $91Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $46
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $22professional $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
$10.00
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$102.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$22.39

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $10.00 · 50th 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.