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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

Utah 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 Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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$10.72$10.00 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$15.14 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $10 to $72Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $15
$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $35professional $11

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
$10.47
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$25.12
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$58.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.75
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.98
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$18.62

Where Utah 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.

Utah $11.48 · 41st 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.