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Aquaporin-4 Antibody Blood Test

Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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 9 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$11.48$9.33 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$18.62 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $11 to $49Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $25
$10$100$1Kfacility $23professional $11

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
$8.13
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.96
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$60.26
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.88
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$8,511.38
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$24.55
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$407.38
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$60.26
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$28.18

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 24th 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.