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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 July 2026.

How much does HLA-DR/DQ Tissue Typing cost?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $91.20 from a physician practice, and about $170 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$91.20$81.28 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$110 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $91 to $309Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $55 to $219
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $170professional $91

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
$87.10
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$162.18
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$275.42
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$91.20

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $129 · 11th 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.