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Antibody Test For Rickettsial Infection

Alaska rates for HCPCS 86757

Looks in the blood for antibodies against Rickettsia, a group of bacteria carried by ticks, fleas, lice and mites that cause illnesses such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever and typhus. It is used when someone has fever, headache and a rash after a possible bite or exposure. Antibodies take days to build up, so a sample taken early and another a couple of weeks later are often compared.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Antibody Test For Rickettsial Infection cost?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$43.65$26.92 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$64.57 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $19 to $229Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $19 to $78
$20$50$100$200facility $78professional $44

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
$64.57
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$28.18
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$138.04
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$138.04
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$125.89
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$93.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$102.33

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Kansas 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$43.65

KS $61.66MD $14.45

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.