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Coccidioides (Valley Fever) Antibody Test

Alabama 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 October 2026.

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

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.91$5.89 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$15.14 to $15.14

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $13 to $15Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $13
$5$10$20$50facility $15professional $9

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only + 99 · Multiple modifiers
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$9.33
3 more rates 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$2.63
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
90 · Outside lab
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Kansas than in Maryland. 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· 17th of 51

$13.18

KS $26.92MD $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.