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Coccidioides (Valley Fever) Antibody Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 86635

This blood test looks for antibodies against Coccidioides, a fungus found in soil in parts of the southwestern United States and other dry regions, that causes an illness commonly called Valley Fever. It's ordered when someone has a lingering cough, fever, or chest symptoms and has lived in or traveled through an area where the fungus is common. A positive result helps confirm the diagnosis so appropriate treatment can be started.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Coccidioides (Valley Fever) Antibody Test cost?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.70 from a physician practice, and about $10.47 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 6 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$25.70$11.48 to $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.47$10.47 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $93Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $10 to $38
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $10professional $26

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
$43.65
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.60
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$37.15
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$74.13
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$123.03

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $15.85 · 8th of 51
SD $31.62DC $8.51

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.