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Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test

Michigan 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 Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $12.02 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$11.48$10.96 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.02$11.48 to $19.05

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $26Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $10 to $35
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $12professional $11

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
$9.55
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.45
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.92
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$20.89
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.92
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$14.13

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $11.48 · 45th 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.