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Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test

Alabama 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $14.45 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 4 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$10.00 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.45$13.80 to $18.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $33Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $14
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $14professional $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
$12.02
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$9.55

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama $12.88 · 37th 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.