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Tissue-Matching (HLA) Genetic Blood Test

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 81377

A genetic blood test that identifies specific tissue-matching markers on white blood cells, known as HLA type. It is most often used to check how well a potential donor's tissue matches a recipient's before an organ or bone marrow transplant, since a closer match lowers the risk of rejection. It may also be used in certain disease-risk or family-relationship testing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tissue-Matching (HLA) Genetic Blood Test cost?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 from a physician practice, and about $100 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$75.86$45.71 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$77.62 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $78 to $229Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $46 to $126
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $100professional $76

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
$77.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$100.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$107.15
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$181.97
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$125.89

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $77.62 · 46th of 51
AK $214DC $70.79

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.