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COVID-19 Antibody Blood Test

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, 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 $56.23 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$41.69$41.69 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$44.67 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $41 to $132Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $25 to $56
$20$50$100$200facility $56professional $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
$40.74
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$56.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$58.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$41.69
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$41.69
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 27th 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.