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Blood Antibody Test For A Specific Organism

Pennsylvania 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.23$9.77 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$12.59 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $10 to $93Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $18
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $20professional $10

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
$10.23
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.24
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$30.90
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$18.20
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.05
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$83.18
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$42.66
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.96
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.37
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.14
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$97.72
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$21.88

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 33rd of 51

$10.96

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.