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Antibody Test For Rickettsial Infection

Washington 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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 9 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$17.38 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$21.88 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $19 to $87Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $14 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $35professional $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
$19.50
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$128.82
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$53.70
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$30.90
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$64.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$38.90
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$53.70
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$52.48
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$23.44
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$34.67

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 34th of 51

$19.50

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.