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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

New Mexico 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 Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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$10.00$10.00 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$19.95 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $12 to $132Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $87
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $43professional $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
$19.95
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$28.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$20.42
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.00

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $15.85 · 15th 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.