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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 October 2026.

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

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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$11.22$8.51 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$19.95 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $17 to $72Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $24
$10$20$50$100facility $26professional $11

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$72.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$27.54
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$25.12
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$29.51

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 32nd 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.