go back

Antibody Test For Rickettsial Infection

Florida 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.85$11.48 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$19.95 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $17 to $35Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $9 to $39
$10$20$50facility $35professional $16

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.63
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$23.44
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$38.90
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$26.92
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$54.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$19.50

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 29th of 51

$18.20

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.