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Coccidioides (Valley Fever) Antibody Test

Mississippi 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.30$7.76 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$20.42 to $22.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $11 to $23Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $5 to $21
$5$10$20facility $23professional $12

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
$12.30
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.68
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$23.44

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 7th of 51

$19.05

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.