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Donor And Recipient Tissue Crossmatch

Louisiana 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $251 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$209$145 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$200 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $162 to $631Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $79 to $257
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $251professional $209

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
$199.53
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$114.82

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $229 · 5th 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.