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Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test

Illinois 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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$13.80$9.33 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$16.22 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $13 to $81Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $8 to $28
$10$20$50$100facility $27professional $14

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
$10.23
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$16.22
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$40.74
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$120.23
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.88
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$7.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.40

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 14th of 51

$16.98

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.