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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 October 2026.

How much does Salmonella Antibody Blood Test cost?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.33$8.71 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$15.14 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $10 to $66Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $14
$10$20$50$100facility $29professional $9

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
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$3.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$26.30
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$9.12
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$11.22

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 49th of 51

$10.23

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.