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Antibody Test For Rickettsial Infection

Kansas 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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 6 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$16.98$16.98 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$25.12 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $19 to $126Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $38
$10$20$50$100$200facility $46professional $17

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
$20.42
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.50
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$95.50
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$41.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$34.67

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 19th of 51

$23.44

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.