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HLA-DR/DQ Tissue Typing

Delaware rates for HCPCS 86816

Determines which tissue markers of the HLA-DR and HLA-DQ groups a person carries, from a blood sample. These markers differ widely from person to person and are compared between a donor and a recipient before a transplant to judge how well they match. The same typing is also used in the assessment of certain immune conditions.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does HLA-DR/DQ Tissue Typing cost?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $23.99 to $43.65.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $35 to $35Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $24 to $91
$20$50$100facility $35professional $25

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$43.65

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in South Dakota than in Maryland. 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.

Delaware· 40th of 51

$25.12

SD $54.95MD $22.39

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.