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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

Montana 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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$16.98$15.14 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$16.60 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $17 to $76Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $87
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $22professional $17

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
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$46,773.51
Typical High
$87,096.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.05
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$40.74
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$40.74
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$75.86
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$18.62

Where Montana 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.

Montana $18.62 · 8th 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.