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HLA Gene Typing, Detailed

North Carolina 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 October 2026.

How much does HLA Gene Typing, Detailed cost?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $245 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$100$97.72 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$89.13 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $87 to $501Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $54 to $191
$50$100$200$500facility $245professional $100

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$128.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$147.91
3 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
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$151.36

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

North Carolina· 32nd of 51

$100

AK $245AL $63.10

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.