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Antibody Test For An Unspecified Virus

Kentucky 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.96$6.92 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.88$10.72 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $28Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $18
$5$10$20$50facility $13professional $11

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
$7.94
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$13.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$17.78
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$18.20
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$17.38
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
$3.98
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.57

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 37th of 51

$10.96

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.