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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 July 2026.

How much does Antibody Test For Rickettsial Infection cost?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 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 7 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$20.89$15.49 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$23.99 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $15 to $148Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $14 to $55
$10$20$50$100facility $55professional $21

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
$15.49
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$54.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$38.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$26.92
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 9th of 51

$29.51

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.