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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 October 2026.

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

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $407 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$240$123 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$295 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $107 to $1,230Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $95 to $427
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $407professional $240

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$151.36
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$1,230.27
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$758.58
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$426.58
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$691.83

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.2 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$240

AK $240AL $38.90

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.