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West Nile Virus Antibody Test, IgM

Minnesota 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $75.86 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$16.98$14.13 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75.86$33.11 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $16 to $170Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $12 to $33
$10$20$50$100facility $76professional $17

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
$75.86
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$32.36
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$123.03
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$32.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$120.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$39.81

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 13th of 51

$19.95

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.