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Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching

Kentucky 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 October 2026.

How much does Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching cost?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $407 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$468$257 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$339 to $479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $324 to $794Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $182 to $1,950
$200$500$1Kfacility $407professional $468

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$562.34
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$645.65
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$95.50

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

Kentucky· 20th of 51

$437

AK $912AL $174

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.