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Aquaporin-4 Antibody Blood Test

Mississippi 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?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $12.02 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 4 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$12.59$9.12 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.02$11.48 to $20.89

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $31Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $23
$5$10$20facility $12professional $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
$9.12
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$18.62

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 12th of 51

$12.30

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.