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West Nile Virus Antibody Test, IgM

Utah 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.22$10.00 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$10.47 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $72Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $20
$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $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
$10.47
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$23.99
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$28.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$75.86
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.85
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.88
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 44th of 51

$13.49

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.