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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 July 2026.

How much does Antibody Test For Rickettsial Infection cost?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $34.67 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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 5 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$34.67$15.14 to $38.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$19.50 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $15 to $47Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $15 to $58
$10$20$50$100facility $32professional $35

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
$15.14
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$57.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$39.81

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 7th of 51

$31.62

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.