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West Nile Virus Antibody Test, IgM

Rhode Island 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.14$10.72 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$20.42 to $22.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $19 to $51Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $29
$10$20$50facility $20professional $15

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$28.18

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 21st of 51

$17.38

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.