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Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test

Washington 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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 9 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$11.22$10.96 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$15.85 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $12 to $85Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $25
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $28professional $11

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
$12.02
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$25.70
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$33.11
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$44.67
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$33.11
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$34.67
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$42.66
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$33.11
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.45
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$32.36
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$16.98
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$21.88

Where Washington 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.

Washington $15.85 · 22nd 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.