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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

Missouri 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 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$12.88$7.94 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$13.18 to $22.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $31Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $32
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $17professional $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
$11.48
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$31.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$45.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$33.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$70.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$17.78

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $15.14 · 19th 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.