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Antibody Test For An Unspecified Virus

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.23$8.71 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$10.23 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $10 to $56Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $19
$10$20$50facility $18professional $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
$10.23
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.24
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$43.65
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$26.92
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$17.38

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 47th 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.