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HLA Gene Typing, Detailed

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 81383

This is a genetic test that reads the DNA sequence of HLA genes in detail to precisely identify the specific tissue-type markers a person carries. It's used for matching purposes, such as finding a compatible donor and recipient for an organ or bone marrow transplant, rather than looking for disease-causing gene changes.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does HLA Gene Typing, Detailed cost?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $151 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$129$115 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$151$132 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $112 to $398Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $66 to $389
$50$100$200$500facility $151professional $129

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
$114.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$162.18
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$199.53

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Vermont. 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.

Louisiana· 9th of 51

$141

AK $245VT $69.18

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.