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Aquaporin-4 Antibody Blood Test

South 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?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 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 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$8.91 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$12.02 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $9 to $209Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $16
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $37professional $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
$8.91
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.60
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$13.80

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 36th of 51

$9.77

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.