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Antibody Test For An Encephalitis Virus

West Virginia rates for HCPCS 86652

A blood test that looks for antibodies the immune system makes against a mosquito-spread virus capable of inflaming the brain. Finding these antibodies points to a current, recent or past infection with that virus.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Antibody Test For An Encephalitis Virus cost?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $12.02 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$10.47$10.00 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.02$7.24 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $54Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $13
$10$20$50facility $12professional $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
$7.24
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.59
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$87.10
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$18.62

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Oklahoma than in Washington, DC. 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.

West Virginia· 46th of 51

$10.72

OK $26.92DC $10.00

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.