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Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test

Massachusetts 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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 9 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$12.02$11.22 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$17.38 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $12 to $98Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $31
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $33professional $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
$12.02
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$36.31
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$134.90
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$51.29
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$1,995.26
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.20
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$36.31
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$83.18
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$134.90
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$32.36

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $16.22 · 19th 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.