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Antibody Test For An Unspecified Virus

Montana 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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$15.49$12.88 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$16.60 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $16 to $91Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $39
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $20professional $15

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
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$18.62
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$39.81
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$39.81
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$74.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$18.20

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 14th of 51

$16.22

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.