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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

Ohio 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?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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 8 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$7.41 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$13.18 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $10 to $44Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $31
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$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
$10.72
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$24.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.98
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$15.14
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$25.12
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$54.95
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$24.55
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.22
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$18.62

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $12.30 · 36th 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.