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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

Iowa 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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$13.18$10.23 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$13.18 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $10 to $38Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $87
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $23professional $13

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
$10.23
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$31.62
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$39.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$41.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$34.67
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$33.11
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $15.85 · 16th 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.