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Coccidioides (Valley Fever) Antibody Test

North Carolina 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?

$9.12

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 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$9.12$7.59 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$9.12 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $50Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $16
$5$10$20$50facility $17professional $9

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
$9.12
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$2.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$16.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.49

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 45th of 51

$9.12

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.