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Tissue Typing for Transplant Matching

Vermont 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $240 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 5 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 $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$178 to $295

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $178 to $302Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $141 to $219
$100$200$500facility $240professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$446.68
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$478.63

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 45th of 51

$145

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.