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West Nile Virus Antibody Test, IgM

Iowa 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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$16.98$13.18 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$20.42 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $17 to $52Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $43
$10$20$50$100facility $29professional $17

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
$13.18
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$52.48
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$52.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$43.65
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$22.39
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 16th of 51

$18.62

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.