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Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test

Louisiana 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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 5 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$13.18$9.55 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$14.45 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $13 to $48Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $22
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $18professional $13

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
$12.88
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$17.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$33.88
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$16.98

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $14.79 · 27th 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.