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Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching

Pennsylvania 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $288 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$145$138 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$178 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $145 to $1,202Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $107 to $288
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $288professional $145

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
$144.54
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$30.20
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$363.08
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$457.09
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$851.14
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$602.56
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$151.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$75.86
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$30.20
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$691.83
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$245.47

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 41st of 51

$145

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.