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West Nile Virus Antibody Test, IgM

Indiana 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $16.98 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$11.48$8.32 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.98$16.98 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $56Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $28
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $17professional $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$85.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$20.89
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$36.31
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$20.42

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 48th of 51

$13.18

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.