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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 July 2026.

How much does Coccidioides (Valley Fever) Antibody Test cost?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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 7 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$9.12$9.12 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$10.47 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $9 to $117Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $8 to $15
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $25professional $9

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
$9.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$16.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.85
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $10.23 · 47th of 51
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.