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Antibody Test For An Unspecified Virus

Washington, DC 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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 5 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$9.55$9.55 to $9.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$23.44 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $10 to $110Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $45
$10$20$50$100$200facility $79professional $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
$9.55
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$100.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$21.88

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 2nd of 51

$23.44

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.