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Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching

Iowa rates for HCPCS 81372

A laboratory test that identifies the HLA markers carried on a person's cells, using a blood sample. These markers differ greatly between people, and how closely they match between a donor and a recipient is a main factor in how well transplanted tissue is tolerated.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching cost?

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $631 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 8 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$355$309 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$631$407 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,175Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $240 to $2,692
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $631professional $355

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
$309.03
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$977.24
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,202.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$891.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Rhode Island. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $407 · 31st of 51
AK $912RI $302

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.