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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

Illinois 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 Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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$10.23 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$13.80 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $11 to $74Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $30
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $22professional $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
$10.72
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$23.99
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$74.13
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$14.13

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $15.85 · 17th 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.