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JC Virus Antibody Blood Test

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 86711

A blood test that looks for antibodies to the JC virus, a very common virus that most people carry harmlessly. In someone whose immune system is suppressed that virus can cause a rare and serious brain infection, so knowing whether a person has been exposed to it matters. It is often checked before and during treatment with certain immune-suppressing medicines.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does JC Virus Antibody Blood Test cost?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 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 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$12.59$12.59 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$12.59 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $13 to $65Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $13 to $49
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $20professional $13

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
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$131.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$24.55

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in South Dakota 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.

Washington, DC· 50th of 51

$12.59

SD $28.84MD $12.59

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.