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Antibody Test For Rickettsial Infection

Michigan 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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$17.38$14.45 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$18.20 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $14 to $35Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $14 to $28
$10$20$50facility $18professional $17

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
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$5.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.89
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$28.18
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$69.18
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$14.45
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$5.75
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$34.67
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.72
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$25.12

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 32nd of 51

$18.20

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.