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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

New Hampshire 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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$10.72$8.51 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$25.12 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $19 to $76Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $42
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $34professional $11

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
$18.62
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$41.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$38.02
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$33.11

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire $19.50 · 7th 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.