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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 July 2026.

How much does Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test cost?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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$12.30$9.33 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$20.89 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $12 to $209Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $28
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $60professional $12

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
$12.30
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$24.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$18.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$40.74
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$154.88
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.47

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $24.55 · 3rd 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.