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JC Virus Antibody Blood Test

Virginia 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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 8 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$12.02 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$16.98 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $13 to $89Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $32
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $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
$37.15
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$32.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$12.02
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$25.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.12
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$35.48
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$14.79

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 41st of 51

$14.45

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.