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West Nile Virus Antibody Test, IgM

Missouri 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 Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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$12.88$10.00 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$21.88 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $17 to $79Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $32professional $13

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
$14.45
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$17.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$77.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$35.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$22.91

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 33rd 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.