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Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test

Tennessee 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 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 6 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$9.55$9.12 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$13.18 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $10 to $98Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $17
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $31professional $10

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
$9.55
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$14.45
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$43.65
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$15.14

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $10.72 · 51st 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.