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Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test

Colorado 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 October 2026.

How much does Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test cost?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.30$8.32 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$21.38 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $9 to $55Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $25
$10$20$50$100facility $35professional $12

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$54.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$30.20
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$28.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$46.77
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$25.12
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$8.91
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$2.45

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Vermont than in Maryland. 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.

Colorado· 17th of 51

$16.22

VT $37.15MD $9.55

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.