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West Nile Virus Antibody Test, IgM

New Jersey 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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$11.75$10.96 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$15.14 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $13 to $331Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $18
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $46professional $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
$12.88
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.50
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$46.77
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.00
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.13

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 47th of 51

$13.18

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.