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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 July 2026.

How much does Antibody Test For Rickettsial Infection cost?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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 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$17.78$14.79 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$22.39 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $15 to $56Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $11 to $129
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $43professional $18

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
$14.79
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$46.77
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$97.72
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$51.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$48.98
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$25.70
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$39.81
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Pennsylvania than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $25.12 · 15th of 51
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.