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Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test

Missouri 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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$13.49$7.24 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$15.49 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $12 to $135Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $13

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
$10.23
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$38.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$134.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$16.22
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
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$6.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.75

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 25th of 51

$14.45

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.