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Coccidioides (Valley Fever) Antibody Test

Kansas 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?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.48$6.92 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$33.11 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $11 to $51Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $19
$5$10$20$50facility $35professional $11

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
$11.48
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.94
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$34.67
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$23.99
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
$4.90
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.45

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 1st of 51

$26.92

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.