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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

Louisiana 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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$14.79$10.00 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$15.85 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $13 to $48Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $7 to $23
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $18professional $15

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
$14.13
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$26.30
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$18.62

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $16.22 · 11th 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.