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HLA-DR/DQ Tissue Typing

Massachusetts 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 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 8 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$107$74.13 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$123 to $295

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $78 to $347Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $62 to $245
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $204professional $107

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
$61.66
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$288.40
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$501.19
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$275.42
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$7,079.46
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$181.97
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$229.09
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$501.19
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$245.47

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $107 · 21st 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.