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Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching

North Carolina 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $851 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$269$257 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$324 to $1,148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,820Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $182 to $575
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $851professional $269

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
$323.59
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$478.63
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87
3 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
$158.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$97.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$549.54

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 48th of 51

$269

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.