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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 July 2026.

How much does Coccidioides (Valley Fever) Antibody Test cost?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 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 5 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$12.02$10.00 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$13.80 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $12 to $46Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $16
$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $17professional $12

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
$12.02
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$21.88
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$15.85

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $13.80 · 15th 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.