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Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching

Montana 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?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $603 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 6 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$501$468 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$501 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $407 to $2,512Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $170 to $2,692
$200$1K$5K$20K$100Kfacility $603professional $501

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$46,773.51
Typical High
$87,096.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,230.27
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,230.27
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,290.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$302.00

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Rhode Island. 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.

Montana· 5th of 51

$537

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.