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Aquaporin-4 Antibody Blood Test

Louisiana 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 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$12.88$10.23 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.85$12.88 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $42Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $16professional $13

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
$15.49
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$13.49
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$12.59

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 9th of 51

$13.80

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.