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Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching

South 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $832 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$302$234 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$427 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $316 to $2,512Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $170 to $427
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $832professional $302

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
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$371.54
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
$158.49
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$64.57
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$302.00

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 42nd of 51

$302

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.