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COVID-19 Antibody Blood Test

Iowa rates for HCPCS 86769

Looks in a blood sample for antibodies against the virus that causes COVID-19, showing that the immune system has responded to the virus or, depending on the antibody found, to vaccination. It is not used to diagnose a current infection, because antibodies take time to appear. A positive result does not guarantee protection from future infection.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does COVID-19 Antibody Blood Test cost?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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 8 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$52.48$41.69 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$41.69 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $42 to $562Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $41 to $100
$50$100$200$500facility $83professional $52

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
$41.69
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$85.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$112.20
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$97.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$87.10
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in West Virginia than in Oklahoma. 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.

Iowa· 2nd of 51

$54.95

WV $105OK $40.74

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.