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HLA-DR/DQ Tissue Typing

Washington, DC 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?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $178 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$79.43$79.43 to $79.43
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$79.43 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $79 to $447Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $79 to $224
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $178professional $79

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
$79.43
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$831.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$109.65

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $79.43 · 49th 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.