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Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching

Louisiana 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?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $355 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$186$102 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$355$245 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $355 · 10th to 90th $186 to $741Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $74 to $295
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $355professional $186

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
$186.21
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$316.23

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 14th of 51

$214

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.