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Donor And Recipient Tissue Crossmatch

Washington, DC 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 July 2026.

How much does Donor And Recipient Tissue Crossmatch cost?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $141 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 $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$141 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $123 to $234Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $115 to $219
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $141professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,479.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$158.49

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in North Dakota than in Connecticut. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $141 · 42nd of 51
ND $288CT $75.86

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.