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Coccidioides (Valley Fever) Antibody Test

New Mexico 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?

$10.47

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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 5 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$9.33 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$18.20 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $14 to $123Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $72
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $37professional $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
$13.80
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$19.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$8.51

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $10.47 · 43rd 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.