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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

Maryland 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?

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $8.71 to $10.47.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $17Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $14
$10$20facility $9professional $10

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.72
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$32.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.96
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.00

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 51st of 51

$10.00

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.