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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 July 2026.

How much does Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching cost?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $178 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 5 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$123$87.10 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$145 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $141 to $427Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $87 to $234
$100$200$500facility $178professional $123

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
$141.25
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$213.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$117.49
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$338.84
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$239.88

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$141

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.