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Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test

South 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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 7 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$17.38$10.47 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$31.62 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $16 to $62Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $8 to $65
$10$20$50$100$200facility $35professional $17

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
$31.62
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$64.57
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$44.67
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$134.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$16.98
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$38.90
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 1st of 51

$28.18

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.