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West Nile Virus Antibody Test, IgM

Georgia 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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$10.47$8.32 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$16.98 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $13 to $59Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $30
$10$20$50facility $23professional $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
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$30.20
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.70
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$35.48

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 40th of 51

$13.80

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.