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Antibody Test For Rickettsial Infection

Washington, DC 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 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 5 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$14.45$14.45 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$35.48 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $14 to $135Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $14 to $68
$10$20$50$100$200facility $62professional $14

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
$14.45
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$151.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$33.11

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$15.14

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.