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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 July 2026.

How much does Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching cost?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $214 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 8 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$138$102 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$178 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $170 to $933Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $87 to $398
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $214professional $138

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
$165.96
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$147.91
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$371.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$380.19
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$239.88

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 31st of 51

$178

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.