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Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test

Indiana 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $12.02 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$11.22$8.13 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.02$11.75 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $41Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $32
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $12professional $11

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
$9.77
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$23.99
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$36.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$23.99
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$58.88
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$14.45
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
$4.47
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$10.00

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 45th of 51

$12.02

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.