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Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test

South 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.98$12.02 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$33.88 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $15 to $155Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $30
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $74professional $17

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
$11.75
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$11.48
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$87.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$14.45
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$1.95

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 9th of 51

$19.50

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.