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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 October 2026.

How much does Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test cost?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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$10.72$7.24 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$10.72 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $9 to $43Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $19
$10$20$50facility $22professional $11

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
$9.12
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$7.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$2.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$15.14

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 33rd of 51

$13.49

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.