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Aquaporin-4 Antibody Blood Test

Arizona 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?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $15.85 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$9.33$7.76 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.85$10.00 to $23.99

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $7 to $41Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $76
$5$10$20$50facility $16professional $9

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
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$60.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$11.48

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 42nd of 51

$9.33

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.