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Aquaporin-4 Antibody Blood Test

Washington 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 Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $16.98 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 9 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$10.96$10.47 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.98$11.48 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $52Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17
$5$10$20$50$100facility $17professional $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
$10.96
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$75.86
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$31.62
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.59
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$31.62
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.80
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$30.90
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$12.59
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$20.89

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 15th 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.