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West Nile Virus Antibody Test, IgM

Colorado 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.75$7.08 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$29.51 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $13 to $78Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $49professional $12

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
$29.51
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$77.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.99
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$29.51
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$66.07
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$35.48
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.59

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 23rd of 51

$16.98

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.