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JC Virus Antibody Blood Test

Rhode Island 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.88$10.72 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$19.50 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $18 to $47Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $28
$10$20$50facility $20professional $13

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$28.18

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 31st of 51

$15.14

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.