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JC Virus Antibody Blood Test

Kentucky 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 October 2026.

How much does JC Virus Antibody Blood Test cost?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $16.98 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$16.98$12.30 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.98$14.13 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $14 to $25Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $8 to $22
$10$20$50facility $17professional $17

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$21.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$17.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.44
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$19.95
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
$6.92
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$4.37

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Georgia. 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.

Kentucky· 21st of 51

$16.98

AK $38.02GA $10.23

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.