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Antibody Test For Rickettsial Infection

Tennessee 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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 6 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$15.14$14.45 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$19.50 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $15 to $100Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $14 to $26
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $38professional $15

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
$15.14
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$29.51
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$26.92

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 49th of 51

$16.60

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.