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Antibody Test For Rickettsial Infection

North Carolina 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?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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$15.49$13.18 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$15.49 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $15 to $83Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $29
$10$20$50facility $24professional $15

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
$18.62
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.39
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.49
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$26.30

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 46th of 51

$15.49

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.