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Coccidioides (Valley Fever) Antibody Test

Virginia 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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 8 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$8.91$8.51 to $10.96
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$11.48 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $66Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $23
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $20professional $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
$10.96
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$17.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$45.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$8.71
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$19.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$23.99
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$11.22

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $10.96 · 36th 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.