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Coccidioides (Valley Fever) Antibody Test

Maine 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?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.92 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.92$5.62 to $9.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$11.22 to $16.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $93Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $16
$5$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $7

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
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$13.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$102.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$7.41
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.60
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$27.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$27.54

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 43rd of 51

$9.33

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.