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West Nile Virus Antibody Test, IgM

Maine 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 Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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$10.00$8.32 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$16.22 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $14 to $120Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $24
$10$20$50$100facility $21professional $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
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$125.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.99
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$33.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.22
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$33.88

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 41st 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.