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Antibody Test For Rickettsial Infection

Iowa 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.50$11.48 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$19.50 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $15 to $51Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $47
$10$20$50$100facility $25professional $19

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
$15.14
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$46.77
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$85.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$51.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$48.98
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$25.70
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$23.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 25th of 51

$19.50

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.