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Antibody Test For An Unspecified Virus

Washington 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 Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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$12.02$11.48 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$14.13 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $13 to $71Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $19
$10$20$50$100facility $24professional $12

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
$12.02
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$26.30
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$35.48
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$64.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$26.30
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.49
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$35.48
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.49
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$34.67
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$15.49
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$23.44

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 26th 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.