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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

Idaho 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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$12.30 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$14.13 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $13 to $54Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $26
$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $26professional $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
$23.99
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$19.05
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.98
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.85
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$47.86
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$13.80
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$52.48
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$21.88

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $15.14 · 20th 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.