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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

Rhode Island 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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 4 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$13.80$10.00 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$16.98 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $15 to $83Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $8 to $22
$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $40professional $14

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
$21.38
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$26.30

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $13.80 · 25th 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.