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Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching

Colorado 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $437 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 7 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$135$117 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$234 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $138 to $891Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $74 to $178
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $437professional $135

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
$112.20
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$257.04
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$275.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$812.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$371.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$123.03

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 23rd of 51

$178

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.