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HLA-DR/DQ Tissue Typing

Alaska rates for HCPCS 86817

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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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 6 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$316$151 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$77.62 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $78 to $457Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $107 to $427
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $78professional $316

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
$457.09
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$151.36
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$107.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$338.84
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$426.58
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$691.83

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Nebraska than in Connecticut. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $123 · 13th of 51
NE $174CT $64.57

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.