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Antibody Test For Rickettsial Infection

Maine 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.48$9.55 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$18.62 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $19 to $155Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $28
$10$20$50$100$200facility $25professional $11

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
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$28.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$45.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$45.71

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 43rd of 51

$15.85

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.