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Aquaporin-4 Antibody Blood Test

Oregon 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 Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $11.48 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 8 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$11.48$10.47 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.48$11.48 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $11 to $32Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $10 to $18
$5$10$20$50facility $11professional $11

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
$15.14
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$17.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$30.20
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.85
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$33.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.22
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$45.71
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$13.80

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 26th 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.