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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 July 2026.

How much does Unlisted Immune System Laboratory Test cost?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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$50.12$50.12 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$40.74 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $19 to $229Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $27 to $50
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $81professional $50

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
$17.38
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$107.15
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$107.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$39.81

Where California sits

The same service costs 371.5 times more in Virginia 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· 32nd of 51

$52.48

VA $389KY $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.