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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 July 2026.

How much does Antibody Test For Rickettsial Infection cost?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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$17.38$15.85 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$33.88 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $22 to $174Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $14 to $25
$10$20$50$100facility $74professional $17

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
$24.55
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$37.15
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$87.10
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$17.38
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.12
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$26.92

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 39th of 51

$18.20

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.