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Donor DNA Transplant Monitoring Test

Louisiana 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?

$977

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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$457$457 to $1,585
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$457 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $457 to $6,761Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $457 to $2,754
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,455professional $457

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
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,709.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$20,892.96
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
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,890.45

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 48th of 51

$977

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.