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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 July 2026.

How much does Antibody Test For An Unspecified Virus cost?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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$11.48$10.23 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$14.79 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $11 to $178Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $21
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $43professional $11

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
$10.72
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$18.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$19.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$43.65
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$25.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$18.20
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 23rd of 51

$15.49

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.