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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

North Carolina 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?

$10.47

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 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$10.47$10.47 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$11.48 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $44Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $17
$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $17professional $10

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
$10.47
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$17.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$19.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$39.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$18.62
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $10.47 · 49th 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.