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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 October 2026.

How much does Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test cost?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $11.22 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.55$8.13 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.22$7.94 to $15.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $36Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $16
$5$10$20$50facility $11professional $10

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.22
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$70.79
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$8.91
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
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
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$1.82

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 51st of 51

$9.55

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.