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Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching

Kentucky 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?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $158 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$117$87.10 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$145 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $138 to $479Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $87 to $398
$100$200$500facility $158professional $117

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$208.93
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$245.47
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$281.84
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$35.48

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$132

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.