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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 July 2026.

How much does Salmonella Antibody Blood Test cost?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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$8.71 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$21.38 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $9 to $158Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $87
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $35professional $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
$21.38
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$31.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$70.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$14.45
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.92
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$26.30

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $20.42 · 5th 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.