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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 July 2026.

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

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $13.49 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 6 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$10.00$10.00 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.49$10.72 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $42Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $17
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $13professional $10

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
$10.00
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$19.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$36.31
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$24.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$17.38
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Oklahoma than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $10.00 · 49th of 51
OK $22.91DC $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.