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Aquaporin-4 Antibody Blood Test

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.71 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$8.71$7.41 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.48$11.48 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $10 to $55Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $15
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $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
$9.77
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$45.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$7.76
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.11
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$13.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$23.99
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$11.48

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 38th 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.