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Basic Tissue Typing, Immune Cell Markers

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 81375

A blood test that identifies a person's tissue type — the inherited identity tags the immune system uses to tell its own tissue from foreign tissue. This version covers the group of tags carried mainly on immune cells, read at a broad level that sorts each into its general family rather than pinpointing the exact version. It is used mainly when matching donors and recipients before a transplant.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Basic Tissue Typing, Immune Cell Markers cost?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $166 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 5 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$166$162 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$166 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $166 to $372Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $162 to $372
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $166professional $166

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$173.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,000.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$208.93

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $166 · 51st of 51
AK $501DC $166

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.