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Aquaporin-4 Antibody Blood Test

Missouri 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 Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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$10.00$6.03 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$11.48 to $22.39

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $11 to $54Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $20
$5$10$20$50$100facility $18professional $10

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
$11.22
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$40.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$13.49
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$60.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$13.80

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 23rd 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.