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West Nile Virus Antibody Test, IgM

New Hampshire 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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$10.96$10.00 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$30.90 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $22 to $98Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $48
$10$20$50$100facility $54professional $11

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
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$89.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$69.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$25.12
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 25th of 51

$16.98

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.