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Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test

Vermont 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $120 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 5 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$20.89$18.20 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$120$29.51 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $6 to $229Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $16 to $27
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $120professional $21

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$43.65
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$6.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$32.36

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 10th of 51

$20.89

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.