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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 October 2026.

How much does Salmonella Antibody Blood Test cost?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.48$7.59 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$16.22 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $15 to $48Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $19
$10$20$50facility $17professional $11

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.47
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.95
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$20.89

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in South Carolina than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Louisiana· 13th of 51

$16.22

SC $33.11MD $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.