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Donor And Recipient Tissue Crossmatch

Maryland 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $107 to $151.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $35 to $245Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $45 to $178
$20$50$100$200facility $68professional $141

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$331.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$125.89
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
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
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 24th of 51

$141

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.