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Aquaporin-4 Antibody Blood Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 86051

A blood test that looks for an antibody the immune system can make against a water-channel protein found on support cells in the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves. Finding this antibody points to a condition that causes repeated attacks of vision loss and spinal cord inflammation. The result strongly influences which long-term treatment is chosen.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Aquaporin-4 Antibody Blood Test cost?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $34.67 from a physician practice, and about $10.00 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 6 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$34.67$16.60 to $38.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.00$10.00 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $120Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $11 to $46
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $10professional $35

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
$75.86
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.60
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$11.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$45.71
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$45.71
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$34.67

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Connecticut. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$22.39

AK $22.39CT $7.59

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.