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West Nile Virus Antibody Test, IgM

Michigan 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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$15.85$12.59 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$15.85 to $22.39

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $13 to $30Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $22
$10$20$50facility $16professional $16

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
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.98
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$23.99
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$47.86
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$24.55
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$21.88

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 30th of 51

$15.85

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.