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Antibody Test For Rickettsial Infection

Louisiana 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.22$11.48 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$20.42 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $20 to $71Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $8 to $26
$10$20$50$100facility $25professional $16

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
$20.42
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.01
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.84
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$26.92

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 22nd of 51

$20.42

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.