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West Nile Virus Antibody Test, IgM

Arizona 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.00$8.91 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$16.22 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $11 to $78Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $19
$10$20$50facility $35professional $10

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
$12.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.70
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$18.62

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 35th of 51

$14.13

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.