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HLA-DR/DQ Tissue Typing

Maryland 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $21.38 to $37.15.

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 $14 · 10th to 90th $13 to $44Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $18 to $110
$20$50$100$200$500facility $14professional $22

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$109.65
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$43.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$38.90
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$45.71

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 51st of 51

$22.39

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.