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Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test

New Jersey 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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$8.91$8.51 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$11.75 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $9 to $1,023Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $16
$10$100$1Kfacility $34professional $9

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
$9.33
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$6.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.75
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$50.12
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$13.49
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$9.77

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 48th of 51

$10.23

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.