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Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching

Montana 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $302 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$240$158 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$263 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $240 to $417Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $74 to $316
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $302professional $240

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$354.81
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$323.59
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,000.00
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$177.83

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 6th of 51

$257

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.