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Fluorescent Antibody Titer Test

West 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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$9.77$9.33 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$16.60 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $10 to $229Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $14
$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $21professional $10

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
$9.77
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.45
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$89.13
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$288.40
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$16.98

Where West 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.

West Virginia $13.49 · 32nd 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.