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Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 86256

This laboratory test measures the level, or titer, of a specific antibody in the blood using a fluorescent detection method, helping determine how much of a particular antibody is present rather than just whether it is detectable at all. It is often used to help evaluate certain autoimmune or other antibody-related conditions.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test cost?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $13.49 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 6 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$26.92$12.02 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.49$13.49 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $12 to $91Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $10 to $41
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $13professional $27

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
$50.12
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$40.74
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$38.90
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$77.62
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$58.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$169.82

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Tennessee. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $13.49 · 34th of 51
SD $28.18TN $10.72

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.