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Antibody Test For Rickettsial Infection

New Jersey 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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$13.49$13.49 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$17.78 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $15 to $851Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $21
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $54professional $13

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
$15.14
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$4.47
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$53.70
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$19.50
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$154.88
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$18.20

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 49th of 51

$15.14

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.