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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

North Dakota 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 October 2026.

How much does Salmonella Antibody Blood Test cost?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $9.33 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.95$15.14 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.33$9.33 to $12.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $28Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $8 to $26
$10$20$50facility $9professional $20

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.30
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$23.99
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$22.39

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in South Carolina than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

North Dakota· 6th of 51

$19.50

SC $33.11MD $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.