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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 October 2026.

How much does Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test cost?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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$12.02$9.33 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$17.78 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $12 to $72Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $40
$10$20$50$100facility $29professional $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
$9.33
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$44.67
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$41.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.98
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.88
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 23rd of 51

$14.79

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.