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Antibody Test For Rickettsial Infection

Minnesota 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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$19.50$18.20 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$19.50 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $19 to $141Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $15 to $30
$20$50$100$200facility $55professional $19

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
$18.20
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$38.02
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$141.25
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$37.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$42.66

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 31st of 51

$19.50

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.