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Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching

Alaska rates for HCPCS 81380

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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $708 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 6 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$398$240 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$589 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $178 to $1,380Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $170 to $589
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $708professional $398

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
$758.58
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$851.14
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,148.15
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$851.14
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$537.03

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$398

AK $398DC $132

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.