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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 October 2026.

How much does Antibody Test For Rickettsial Infection cost?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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$14.79$11.48 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$26.30 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $20 to $107Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $3 to $27
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $41professional $15

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
$16.98
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$23.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$34.67
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$109.65
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.89
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.89

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 50th of 51

$14.79

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.