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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 July 2026.

How much does Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test cost?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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$15.14$13.80 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$16.22 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $15 to $91Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $37
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $23professional $15

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
$32.36
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$26.92
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$37.15
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$37.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$69.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$12.02

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Tennessee. 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· 24th of 51

$15.85

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.