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Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching

Alabama 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 October 2026.

How much does Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching cost?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$135$102 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$174 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $174 to $174Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $74 to $204
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $174professional $135

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$144.54

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Alabama· 31st of 51

$174

AK $398DE $117

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.