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West Nile Virus Antibody Test, IgM

Virginia 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 Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.75$8.71 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$16.98 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $16 to $79Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $23
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $25professional $12

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
$37.15
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$83.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$23.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$10,232.93
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
$10.00
Typical High
$17.78

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 43rd 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.