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Aquaporin-4 Antibody Blood Test

Washington, DC 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?

$8.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.71 from a physician practice, and about $8.71 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$8.71$8.71 to $8.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.71$8.71 to $13.80

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $19Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $29
$5$10$20$50facility $9professional $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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$52.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$14.45

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 48th of 51

$8.71

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.