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Aquaporin-4 Antibody Blood Test

Alabama 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?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $14.13 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 5 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$9.77$7.59 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.13$11.48 to $17.78

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $21Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $13
$5$10$20facility $14professional $10

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
$11.48
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$11.48

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 11th of 51

$12.30

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.