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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

Minnesota 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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$13.18$12.30 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$13.18 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $13 to $98Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $19
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $35professional $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
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.70
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$97.72
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.70
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$70.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$29.51

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $13.18 · 29th 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.