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West Nile Virus Antibody Test, IgM

Florida 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 Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.30$10.00 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$18.62 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $15 to $31Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $23
$5$10$20$50facility $31professional $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
$13.80
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.85
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.42
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$33.88
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$23.44
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.98

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 37th 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.