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West Nile Virus Antibody Test, IgM

Mississippi 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$18.20$10.72 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$27.54 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $17 to $30Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $8 to $32
$10$20$50facility $28professional $18

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
$18.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$32.36

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 8th of 51

$23.99

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.