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Blood Antibody Test For A Specific Organism

North Carolina 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?

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.33$8.32 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$10.00 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $58Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $18
$10$20$50facility $15professional $9

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
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.19
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$19.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$36.31
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.98

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 44th of 51

$10.00

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.