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West Nile Virus Antibody Test, IgM

Idaho 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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$17.78$15.14 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$22.91 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $17 to $62Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $10 to $33
$10$20$50$100facility $33professional $18

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
$30.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.99
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$93.33
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$31.62
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$31.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$33.88
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$25.12

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 3rd of 51

$25.70

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.