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Antibody Test For Rickettsial Infection

Rhode Island 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.22$13.49 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$23.44 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $22 to $59Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $33
$10$20$50facility $23professional $16

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$32.36

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 23rd of 51

$19.95

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.