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West Nile Virus Antibody Test, IgM

Kentucky 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.45$8.32 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.98$14.13 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $14 to $35Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $5 to $21
$5$10$20$50facility $17professional $14

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
$14.13
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$25.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$17.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.05
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.44
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$22.91

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 34th of 51

$14.45

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.