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Antiphospholipid Antibody Test

North Carolina 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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 7 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$12.88$12.88 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$14.13 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $13 to $240Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $21
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $24professional $13

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
$12.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$20.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$107.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$21.88
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 47th of 51

$14.13

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.