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Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching

Iowa 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 Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $275 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 8 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$174$138 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$178 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $138 to $513Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $117 to $1,175
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $275professional $174

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
$138.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$426.58
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$588.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$891.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$478.63
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $178 · 24th of 51
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.