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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

Mississippi 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 Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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 4 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$14.13$10.47 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$13.18 to $23.99

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $12 to $24Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $27
$10.0$20.0facility $23professional $14

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
$13.18
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$26.92

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $15.14 · 18th 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.