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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

Nebraska 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.94$7.94 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$26.30 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $8 to $83Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $8 to $32
$5$10$20$50$100facility $35professional $8

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$11.48
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$31.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$70.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$52.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$23.99
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$26.30

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 41st of 51

$10.72

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.