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Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test

Maryland 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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$10.23$8.91 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$36.31 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $9 to $85Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $47
$0.5$2.0$10.0$50.0facility $58professional $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
$8.91
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$46.77
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.33
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$50.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$10.23
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$18.20

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $11.48 · 46th 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.