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Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching

Louisiana 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $776 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$407$170 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$501 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,349Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $126 to $513
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $776professional $407

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$436.52

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 16th of 51

$447

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.