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Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching

North Carolina 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $501 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 6 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$158$141 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$155 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $141 to $589Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $98 to $263
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $501professional $158

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
$123.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$251.19
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 21st of 51

$178

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.