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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 July 2026.

How much does Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test cost?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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$10.00$9.12 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$16.60 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $9 to $81Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $13
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $33professional $10

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
$41.69
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$26.92
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$35.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$25.12
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$12.02

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $12.30 · 39th 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.