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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

Georgia 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 Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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 6 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$11.22$8.71 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$13.18 to $23.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $10 to $32Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $26
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $18professional $11

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
$10.47
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$25.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$23.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$26.92
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$28.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$18.62

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $12.59 · 31st 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.