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Coccidioides (Valley Fever) Antibody Test

South 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.50$11.48 to $28.84
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$26.92 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $15 to $79Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $8 to $29
$5$10$20$50$100facility $39professional $19

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
$8.91
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.96
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$14.45
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$15.85
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$1.82

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 4th of 51

$19.95

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.