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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

New Jersey 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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$11.22$10.23 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$19.95 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $13 to $182Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $37
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $30professional $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
$16.98
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$36.31
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$14.79
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$18.62

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey $15.85 · 12th 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.