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Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test

Iowa 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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$21.88$9.33 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$18.20 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $12 to $56Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $8 to $79
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $28professional $22

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
$28.18
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$44.67
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$91.20
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$67.61
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$38.02
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$33.11
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$30.20
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $22.39 · 5th 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.