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Unlisted Immune System Laboratory Test

California 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$26.92$25.70 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$33.11 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $5 to $107Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $26 to $43
$10$100$1Kfacility $48professional $27

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$107.15
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$107.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43

Where California 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.

California· 34th of 50

$40.74

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.