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Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test

North Dakota 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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$18.20$10.96 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$11.22 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $9 to $42Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $9 to $65
$10$20$50facility $32professional $18

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
$8.51
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$39.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$44.67

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 14th of 51

$18.20

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.