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West Nile Virus Antibody Test, IgM

Vermont 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?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $117 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$20.89$12.02 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$117$117 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $91 to $135Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $10 to $28
$10$20$50$100$200facility $117professional $21

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.84
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$32.36

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 4th of 51

$25.12

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.