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West Nile Virus Antibody Test, IgM

Oregon 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 July 2026.

How much does West Nile Virus Antibody Test, IgM cost?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.50$16.22 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$16.98 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $17 to $69Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $33
$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $19

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$31.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$42.66
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$27.54
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$33.88
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.42
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$51.29
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$66.07
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$23.44

Where Oregon sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. 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.

Oregon· 19th of 51

$19.50

SD $63.10DC $12.59

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.