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Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test

Montana 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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$16.22$10.96 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$17.38 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $16 to $60Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $5 to $28
$10$20$50facility $25professional $16

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
$40.74
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$18.20
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.38
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$54.95
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$53.70
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$54.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$12.02

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 13th of 51

$17.38

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.