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Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching

South 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $372 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$166$138 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$214 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $138 to $1,096Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $107 to $240
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $372professional $166

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
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$213.80
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
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$165.96

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 33rd of 51

$166

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.