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Donor And Recipient Tissue Crossmatch

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 86805

A laboratory crossmatch in which a potential donor's cells are mixed with the recipient's serum and a substance is added that destroys cells only where antibodies have attached. A technician then reads under a microscope how many cells were killed. It is done before a transplant to show whether the recipient carries antibodies that would attack the donor organ.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Donor And Recipient Tissue Crossmatch cost?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $74.13 to $178.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $62 to $468Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $47 to $191
$50$100$200$500facility $178professional $98

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$275.42
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$331.13
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
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.00

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 11.2 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.

Connecticut· 42nd of 51

$100

AK $427AL $38.02

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.