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HLA-DR/DQ Tissue Typing

Georgia 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?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $120 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$83.18$70.79 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$120$89.13 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $72 to $200Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $43 to $148
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $120professional $83

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
$72.44
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$144.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$162.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$131.83

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $91.20 · 33rd 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.