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Aquaporin-4 Antibody Blood Test

North Carolina 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?

$9.12

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 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 7 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$9.12$8.32 to $9.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.96$9.55 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $200Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $14
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $11professional $9

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
$10.96
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$13.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$8.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$17.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$11.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$12.02
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 44th of 51

$9.12

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.