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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 October 2026.

How much does Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching cost?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $380 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$219$158 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$141 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $141 to $813Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $89 to $316
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $380professional $219

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$263.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$208.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$239.88
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$42.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$245.47

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 13th of 51

$219

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.