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Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test

Mississippi 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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 5 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$15.85$9.55 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$12.88 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $11 to $95Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $9 to $42
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $22professional $16

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
$11.48
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$63.10
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$21.38

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $21.88 · 6th 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.