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Antibody Test For An Unspecified Virus

Vermont 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.22$8.91 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$43.65 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $21 to $209Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $8 to $21
$10$20$50$100$200facility $44professional $16

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.98
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.39
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$20.89

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 11th of 51

$17.38

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.