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Coccidioides (Valley Fever) Antibody Test

Arizona 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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$10.00$7.76 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$16.22 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $10 to $76Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $72
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $33professional $10

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
$13.18
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$74.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$11.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.45
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$69.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$15.85

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $13.49 · 21st 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.