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Antibody Test For An Unspecified Virus

Georgia 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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 8 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$11.48$8.51 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$14.13 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $10 to $79Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $18professional $11

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
$10.23
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$30.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$18.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$26.30
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$27.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$47.86
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$18.20

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 28th of 51

$13.49

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.