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Blood Antibody Test For A Specific Organism

Iowa rates for HCPCS 86784

This blood test looks for antibodies your immune system produced in response to a particular infectious organism. A positive result generally means you have been exposed to or infected by that organism at some point, while further testing sometimes distinguishes a recent infection from a past one. It is typically ordered when a specific infection is suspected based on symptoms or exposure history.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Blood Antibody Test For A Specific Organism cost?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.59$7.59 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$14.13 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $12 to $35Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $13

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.20
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$33.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$31.62
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.60
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$17.38
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.5 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.

Iowa· 18th of 51

$13.49

SC $32.36MD $9.33

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.