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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 July 2026.

How much does Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test cost?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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$21.38$11.48 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$35.48 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $14 to $138Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $10 to $49
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $55professional $21

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
$11.22
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$36.31
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$138.04
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$35.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$134.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$58.88

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $21.38 · 9th 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.