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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

South Dakota 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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$21.88$10.23 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$25.70 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $15 to $55Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $9 to $36
$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $26professional $22

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
$9.33
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$31.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$58.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$18.62
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$18.62
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota $25.70 · 1st 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.