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Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching

Michigan 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $170 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$170$132 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$170 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $132 to $347Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $126 to $295
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $170professional $170

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
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$239.88
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$660.69
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$131.83
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$52.48
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$302.00
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$229.09

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 32nd of 51

$170

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.