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West Nile Virus Antibody Test, IgM

North Carolina 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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$12.30$10.00 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$13.49 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $13 to $76Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $23
$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $12

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
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$19.95

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 46th of 51

$13.49

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.