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HLA-DR/DQ Tissue Typing

Illinois 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $87.10 from a physician practice, and about $186 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$87.10$54.95 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$129 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $107 to $490Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $43 to $170
$5$20$100$500facility $186professional $87

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$162.18
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$239.88
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$112.20

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 11th of 51

$120

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.