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Coccidioides (Valley Fever) Antibody Test

Maryland 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $91.20 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 6 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$10.23$8.51 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$8.51 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $6 to $117Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $45
$5$10$20$50$100facility $91professional $10

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
$6.31
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$44.67
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$28.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$10.72
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$17.38

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 45th of 51

$10.23

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.