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West Nile Virus Antibody Test, IgM

Arkansas 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.13$10.00 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$19.05 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $19 to $26Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $7 to $28
$10$20$50facility $19professional $14

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
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$23.44

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 15th of 51

$19.05

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.