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Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching

Virginia 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 Virginia, October 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 $263 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$145$107 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$178 to $437

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $178 to $933Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $87 to $316
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $263professional $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
$131.83
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$870.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$158.49
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$354.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$354.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$380.19
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$275.42
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
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.11

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 34th 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.