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Antibody Test For An Unspecified Virus

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 86790

This blood test looks for antibodies the immune system has made in response to a viral infection that does not have its own dedicated, individually named test available. It helps confirm that a person's immune system has responded to a specific virus when a more targeted test is not applicable. Results support a doctor in diagnosing or confirming past exposure to that virus.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Antibody Test For An Unspecified Virus cost?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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$11.75$9.33 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$16.60 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $13 to $39Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $6 to $15
$5$10$20$50facility $23professional $12

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
$12.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.95
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.05
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$22.39

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in West Virginia than in Tennessee. 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.

Connecticut· 45th of 51

$11.75

WV $97.72TN $10.23

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.