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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 July 2026.

How much does Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching cost?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $427 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 9 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$145$141 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$224 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $151 to $708Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $132 to $417
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $427professional $145

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
$151.36
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$630.96
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$398.11
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$234.42
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$457.09
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,047.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$630.96
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$630.96
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$851.14
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$281.84

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 34th of 51

$166

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.