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Antibody Test For Rickettsial Infection

Illinois 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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$15.49$13.49 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$23.44 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $17 to $107Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $3 to $40
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $35professional $15

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
$16.60
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$39.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$35.48
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$151.36
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$20.42

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 28th of 51

$19.50

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.