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Autoantibody Test For An Autoimmune Condition

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 86231

This blood test looks for a specific antibody that the immune system sometimes produces against the body's own tissue. It is used as part of the workup for a suspected autoimmune condition.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Autoantibody Test For An Autoimmune Condition cost?

$9.12

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $46.77 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$9.12$9.12 to $9.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$21.88 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $9 to $229Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $30
$10$20$50$100$200facility $47professional $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
$9.12
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.14
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$54.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$15.14

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in West Virginia than in Florida. 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· 50th of 51

$9.12

WV $36.31FL $8.51

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.