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Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching

Utah 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $191 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 6 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$141$141 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$141 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $141 to $355Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $102 to $240
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $191professional $141

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
$141.25
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$380.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$794.33
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$275.42
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$239.88

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 42nd of 51

$151

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.