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Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test

Minnesota 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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$21.38$11.22 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$26.30 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $11 to $72Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $9 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $49professional $21

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
$47.86
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service + 53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$36.31
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$138.04
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$35.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$134.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$28.18
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$7.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.88

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$22.91

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.