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West Nile Virus Antibody Test, IgM

Ohio 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.72$8.32 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$17.78 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $14 to $62Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $24professional $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
$17.78
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$77.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$30.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$20.89
Aultcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.50
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$23.99
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$120.23
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$23.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$20.42
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$23.99

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 42nd of 51

$13.80

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.