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Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test

Kansas 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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 6 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$10.47$10.47 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$18.20 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $12 to $58Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $20
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $28professional $10

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
$26.30
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$57.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$44.67
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$21.38

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $12.88 · 36th 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.