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Antibody Test For Rickettsial Infection

Mississippi 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?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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$20.42$13.18 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$31.62 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $18 to $35Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $9 to $36
$10$20$50facility $32professional $20

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
$20.89
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.94
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$39.81

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 10th of 51

$27.54

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.