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West Nile Virus Antibody Test, IgM

New Mexico 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.80$10.00 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$30.20 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $15 to $162Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $7 to $34
$10$20$50$100facility $78professional $14

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
$12.59
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$41.69
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$33.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$41.69
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
$10.00
Typical High
$10.23

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 17th of 51

$18.62

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.