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Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test

Georgia 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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$7.94$5.89 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$12.02 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $9 to $42Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $27
$5$10$20$50facility $16professional $8

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
$7.94
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$16.22
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$17.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$41.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$27.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$11.75
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$43.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$25.12
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
$3.98
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.34

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 47th of 51

$10.96

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.