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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

Tennessee 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?

$10.47

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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$10.00$10.00 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$11.22 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $10 to $56Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $16
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $20professional $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
$10.00
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$19.95
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$18.62

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $10.47 · 48th 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.