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Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching

Pennsylvania 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 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 9 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$324$288 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$490 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,514Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $170 to $955
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $603professional $324

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
$346.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,445.44
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$912.01
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$524.81
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,023.29
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,479.11
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,445.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,445.44
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,884.03
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$562.34

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 35th of 51

$380

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.