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Antibody Test For Rickettsial Infection

Vermont 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?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.99 from a physician practice, and about $110 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$23.99$15.49 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$110$107 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $87 to $240Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $11 to $38
$10$20$50$100$200facility $110professional $24

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.11
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$43.65

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 4th of 51

$33.88

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.