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Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test

Virginia 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.71 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.71$6.46 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$12.59 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $12 to $58Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $27
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $20professional $9

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
$11.48
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$9.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$29.51
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$17.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.45
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$83.18
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$9.12
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
$4.47
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$2.29

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 44th of 51

$12.02

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.