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Antibody Test For An Unspecified Virus

Nebraska 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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$7.76$7.76 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$19.05 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $9 to $93Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $7 to $31
$5$10$20$50$100facility $32professional $8

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
$8.51
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$30.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$177.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$51.29
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$23.44
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$7.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$25.70

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 35th of 51

$11.48

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.