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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 July 2026.

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

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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$10.23$8.91 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$22.39 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $13 to $158Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $22
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $32professional $10

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
$14.79
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$22.39
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$32.36
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$12.88
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$15.85

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $13.49 · 19th 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.