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Antibody Test For Rickettsial Infection

Virginia 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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 8 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$14.79$14.45 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$22.39 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $19 to $174Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $45
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $48professional $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
$22.91
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$44.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$77.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.79
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$28.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$40.74
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$20.42

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Pennsylvania than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Virginia $20.42 · 26th of 51
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.