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Antibody Test For An Unspecified Virus

Indiana 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $12.88 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$8.91$6.31 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.88$12.59 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $39Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $21
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $13professional $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$21.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$17.78
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$34.67
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$15.49
3 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
$4.79
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$15.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
90 · Outside lab
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 45th of 51

$10.23

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.