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Antibody Test For Rickettsial Infection

Arkansas 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 July 2026.

How much does Antibody Test For Rickettsial Infection cost?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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 7 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$23.44$15.14 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$25.12 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $22 to $123Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $15 to $42
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $30professional $23

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
$30.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$41.69
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.20
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$32.36

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Pennsylvania than in Washington, DC. 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.

Arkansas· 8th of 51

$30.20

PA $43.65DC $15.14

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.