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Antibody Test For Rickettsial Infection

Utah 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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$16.98$11.48 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$22.39 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $21 to $174Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $26
$10$20$50$100facility $25professional $17

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
$24.55
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$28.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$87.10
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$18.20
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.12
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 15th of 51

$22.39

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.