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Aquaporin-4 Antibody Blood Test

Michigan 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $10.96 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$10.96$8.71 to $10.96
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.96$10.96 to $13.80

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $10 to $20Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $13
$5$10$20facility $11professional $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
$10.47
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$17.38
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$27.54
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$15.49
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$11.48

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 30th of 51

$10.96

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.