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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 July 2026.

How much does Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching cost?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $245 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$209$186 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$214 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $182 to $646Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $107 to $631
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $245professional $209

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
$186.21
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$263.03
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$323.59

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 9th of 51

$229

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.