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Antibody Test For Rickettsial Infection

West 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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 5 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$15.49$14.45 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$13.49 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $13 to $155Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $12 to $19
$10$20$50$100$200facility $24professional $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
$12.59
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$18.20
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$128.82
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$426.58
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$26.92

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 50th of 51

$15.85

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.