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Antibody Test For An Unspecified Virus

Illinois 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?

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.00$7.76 to $10.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$17.38 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $14 to $71Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $3 to $18
$5$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $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
$10.96
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$16.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$128.82
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$13.80
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$2.57

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 49th of 51

$10.00

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.