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Coccidioides (Valley Fever) Antibody Test

Minnesota 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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$11.48$10.72 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$13.18 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $11 to $89Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $35
$10$20$50$100$200facility $38professional $11

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
$10.72
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.39
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$85.11
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$114.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$25.70

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 31st of 51

$11.48

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.