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Coccidioides (Valley Fever) Antibody Test

New Jersey 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?

$8.91

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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$7.94$7.76 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$10.47 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $9 to $794Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $13
$5$20$100$500facility $33professional $8

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
$8.91
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$2.63
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$23.44
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.13
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$9.77

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 50th of 51

$8.91

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.