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Antibody Test For An Unspecified Virus

Maine 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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 6 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$12.88$10.47 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$12.88 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $13 to $100Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $17
$10$20$50$100facility $26professional $13

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
$12.88
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$18.62
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.49
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$151.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$24.55

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 32nd of 51

$12.88

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.