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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

Massachusetts 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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 8 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$12.02 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$18.20 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $12 to $51Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $33
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $30professional $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
$8.91
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$41.69
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$70.79
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$34.67
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$7,079.46
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.39
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$30.90
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$70.79
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$33.88

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $13.80 · 26th 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.