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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 October 2026.

How much does Antibody Test For An Unspecified Virus cost?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.91$6.61 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$15.14 to $26.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $13 to $34Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $18
$10$20$50facility $18professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$31.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.89
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$19.05
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$22.39
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.29

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska 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.

Connecticut· 33rd of 51

$12.02

AK $28.84MD $9.55

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.