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West Nile Virus Antibody Test, IgM

Connecticut 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 July 2026.

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

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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 6 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$15.14$13.49 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$22.39 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $17 to $56Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $8 to $20
$5$10$20$50$100facility $30professional $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
$16.98
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$17.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$46.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$27.54
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$25.12
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$29.51

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in South Dakota 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.

Connecticut· 41st of 51

$15.14

SD $63.10DC $12.59

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.