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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

Nevada 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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$10.00 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$10.96 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $10 to $71Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $16
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $18professional $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
$10.23
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$15.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$31.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.95
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.11
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.38
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$4.57
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$30.90

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada $10.72 · 46th 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.