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Aquaporin-4 Antibody Blood Test

Iowa 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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 7 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$8.91$7.59 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$11.48 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $9 to $33Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $76
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $18professional $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
$8.91
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$588.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$30.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$25.12
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$25.12
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 21st of 51

$11.48

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.