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Aquaporin-4 Antibody Blood Test

New Jersey 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 New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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 5 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$8.91$6.92 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$15.14 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $11 to $741Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $13
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $25professional $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
$14.45
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$17.38
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.92
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$25,118.86
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$11.75

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 27th 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.