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Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test

North Carolina 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 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$10.96$8.51 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$11.75 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $45Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $25
$10$20$50facility $17professional $11

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
$9.55
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$35.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$46.77
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.02

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 31st of 51

$13.49

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.