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Unlisted Immune System Laboratory Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 86849

Covers a laboratory test of the immune system when the test performed has no standard named entry of its own. A blood or other sample is examined for immune-related substances such as antibodies or cell markers. The laboratory sets out in a written report exactly which test was run.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Unlisted Immune System Laboratory Test cost?

$15.14

Typical facility fee. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $15.14 to $15.14.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $15 to $28Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $5 to $5
$10$20$50facility $15professional $5

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
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3311.3 times more in New Jersey than in Kentucky. 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.

Alabama· 47th of 50

$15.14

NJ $3,467KY $1.05

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.