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JC Virus Antibody Blood Test

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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$12.59$8.32 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$16.60 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $17 to $51Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $22
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $13

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
$17.78
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.37
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$20.42
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$19.95

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 23rd 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.