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Coccidioides (Valley Fever) Antibody Test

Iowa 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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 7 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$15.85$8.91 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$13.80 to $33.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $11 to $46Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $8 to $76
$10$20$50facility $22professional $16

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
$11.48
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$74.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$36.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$30.20
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.14
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$28.84
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$20.89

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.