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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 July 2026.

How much does Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test cost?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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 8 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$9.33$9.12 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$12.30 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $12 to $72Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $30
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $22professional $9

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
$14.13
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$22.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$9.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$42.66
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$17.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.85
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$38.02
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$4,073.80
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$9.12

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $12.02 · 40th 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.