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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 July 2026.

How much does Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching cost?

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $550 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$479$407 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$479 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,445Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $214 to $1,445
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $550professional $479

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
$426.58
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$446.68

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $513 · 6th 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.