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Unlisted Immune System Laboratory Test

North Carolina 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $263 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 5 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$347$347 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$162 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $95 to $324Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $60 to $347
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $263professional $347

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
$154.88
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 8th of 51

$263

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.