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Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching

New York 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $257 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$132 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$170 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $95 to $479Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $79 to $398
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $257professional $178

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
$131.83
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$457.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$562.34
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$851.14
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$398.11
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$257.04
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$354.81
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$269.15
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$616.60
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$204.17
2 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
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$30.90

Where New York 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.

New York· 27th of 51

$178

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.