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Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test

Rhode Island 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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 4 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$12.59$9.12 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$16.22 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $14 to $78Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $24
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $36professional $13

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
$36.31
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$23.99

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Tennessee. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Rhode Island $13.80 · 31st of 51
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.