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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

South Carolina 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 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 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$10.23$10.23 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$18.62 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $10 to $79Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $28
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $40professional $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
$32.36
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$11.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$18.62

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $11.48 · 40th 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.