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Antibody Test For An Unspecified Virus

New Mexico 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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 5 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$9.55 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$19.50 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $14 to $123Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $18
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $39professional $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
$15.49
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$28.18
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$9.55

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 46th of 51

$11.48

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.