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Antiphospholipid Antibody Test

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 86148

This blood test looks for a specific antibody that can make blood clot more easily than it should. It is often ordered as part of a workup for unexplained blood clots, repeated miscarriages, or certain autoimmune conditions. A positive result, especially if confirmed on a repeat test, points toward a clotting-risk disorder called antiphospholipid syndrome.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Antiphospholipid Antibody Test cost?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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$12.02$12.02 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$28.84 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $12 to $490Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $12 to $35
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $36professional $12

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
$12.02
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$123.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.98

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in South Carolina than in Tennessee. 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, DC· 15th of 51

$19.50

SC $33.88TN $12.59

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.