go back

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 July 2026.

How much does Salmonella Antibody Blood Test cost?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.39 from a physician practice, and about $9.33 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 5 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$22.39$12.30 to $26.92
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 $24Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $9 to $30
$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $9professional $22

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
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.50
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$70.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.38

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota $21.38 · 4th 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.