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Aquaporin-4 Antibody Blood Test

Illinois 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?

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 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 6 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$7.08 to $10.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$11.48 to $23.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $38Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $3 to $23
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $17professional $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
$9.33
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$16.60
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$851.14
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$12.30

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 35th of 51

$10.00

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.