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Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching

Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $794 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$407$380 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$490 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $295 to $1,230Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $209 to $977
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $794professional $407

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
$208.93
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,202.26
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,258.93
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,047.13
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,772.37
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$691.83
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$676.08
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,258.93
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$912.01

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $407 · 28th 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.