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Aquaporin-4 Antibody Blood Test

New Mexico 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 New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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$10.23$8.71 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$17.38 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $10 to $98Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $76
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $37professional $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
$17.38
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.80
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$8.71

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 29th 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.