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Salmonella Antibody Blood Test

Vermont 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 October 2026.

How much does Salmonella Antibody Blood Test cost?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.22$7.94 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$21.88 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $13 to $166Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $8 to $21
$10$20$50$100facility $72professional $16

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.91
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$20.89

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in South Carolina than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Vermont· 12th of 51

$16.22

SC $33.11MD $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.