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Antibody Test For An Unspecified Virus

Ohio 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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 9 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$10.23$7.94 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$16.98 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $13 to $132Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $31
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $32professional $10

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
$13.80
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$41.69
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$23.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$16.60
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$14.79
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$24.55
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$117.49
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$23.99
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.85
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$18.20

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 27th of 51

$14.45

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.