go back

Donor DNA Transplant Monitoring Test

North Carolina 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?

$2,344

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,344 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,188 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 6 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$2,188$2,188 to $2,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$2,188 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $9,120Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $4,365
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $2,188

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
$2,187.76
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,709.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,589.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,951.21
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,182.57
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$13,182.57
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$20,417.38

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 25th of 51

$2,344

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.