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Coccidioides (Valley Fever) Antibody Test

Louisiana 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 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$10.47$6.61 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$11.48 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $42Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $17
$5$10$20$50facility $15professional $10

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
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$2.95
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$17.38
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$23.44

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 24th of 51

$12.02

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.