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Aquaporin-4 Antibody Blood Test

Florida 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?

$8.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.41 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 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 8 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$7.41$6.92 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$11.48 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $8 to $174Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $7 to $9
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $19professional $7

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
$8.71
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$9.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.08
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.49
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.38
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$13.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$12.59
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$11.48

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 50th of 51

$8.13

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.