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HLA-DR/DQ Tissue Typing

Iowa 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $200 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 7 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$95.50$79.43 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$107 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $81 to $309Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $63 to $708
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $200professional $95

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
$81.28
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$251.19
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$234.42
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$141.25
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$245.47
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $129 · 9th 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.