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COVID-19 Antibody Blood Test

Illinois 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $41.69 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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 7 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$41.69$41.69 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$41.69 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $42 to $105Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $3 to $65
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $55professional $42

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
$58.88
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$64.57
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$67.61
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$154.88
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$41.69

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 29th of 51

$41.69

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.