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Coccidioides (Valley Fever) Antibody Test

Indiana 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?

$9.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $11.48 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.94$5.62 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.48$11.22 to $22.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $35Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $20
$5$20$100$500$2Kfacility $11professional $8

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
$9.33
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$19.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$15.85
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$30.90
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$13.80
2 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
$4.27
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$11.48

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 47th of 51

$9.12

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.