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HLA-DR/DQ Tissue Typing

Kansas 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $204 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$93.33$79.43 to $107
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$123 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $102 to $251Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $71 to $148
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $204professional $93

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
$114.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$169.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$138.04

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $110 · 19th 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.