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Donor DNA Transplant Monitoring Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 0118U

Monitors a transplanted organ for signs of rejection using a blood sample. It measures what fraction of the DNA in the plasma came from the donated organ; a rising fraction suggests the organ is being damaged. Unlike biopsy-based rejection tests, it does not need tissue.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Donor DNA Transplant Monitoring Test cost?

$1,820

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,820 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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 4 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$1,820$1,148 to $3,162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$692 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $603 to $3,162Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $457 to $3,162
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,239professional $1,820

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
$2,754.23
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 13.5 times more in Alaska than in Vermont. 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.

Alabama· 42nd of 51

$1,820

AK $6,166VT $457

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.