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HLA-DR/DQ Tissue Typing

Connecticut 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?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $57.54 from a physician practice, and about $166 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 5 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$57.54$57.54 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$107 to $224

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $102 to $295Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $48 to $112
$50$100$200$500facility $166professional $58

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
$107.15
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$112.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$154.88
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$186.21

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Nebraska than in Connecticut. 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.

Connecticut· 51st of 51

$64.57

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.