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West Nile Virus Antibody Test, IgM

Alabama rates for HCPCS 86788

This blood test looks for a type of antibody the immune system makes early during a West Nile virus infection. A positive result suggests a recent infection, since this particular antibody type tends to fade over time. It's ordered when someone has symptoms consistent with West Nile virus, such as fever and headache, especially after a mosquito bite in an area where the virus is present.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does West Nile Virus Antibody Test, IgM cost?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 from a hospital or other facility.

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$12.88$8.71 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$15.14 to $15.14

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $15 to $15Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $19
$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $13

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only + 99 · Multiple modifiers
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$13.80

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in New York. 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.

Alabama· 31st of 51

$15.14

AK $38.02NY $12.02

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.