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HLA-DR/DQ Tissue Typing

Louisiana 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$79.43$44.67 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$120 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $95 to $324Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $38 to $138
$50$100$200$500facility $174professional $79

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
$112.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$131.83

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 15th of 51

$117

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.