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Antibody Test For Rickettsial Infection

Nebraska 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.48$11.48 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$24.55 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $13 to $85Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $10 to $27
$10$20$50$100$200facility $37professional $11

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
$12.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$46.77
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$26.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$35.48
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$26.92

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 35th of 51

$17.38

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.