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HLA-DR/DQ Tissue Typing

Maryland 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?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $70.79 to $107.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $43 to $138Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $55 to $251
$50$100$200$500facility $50professional $79

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$251.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$223.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$89.13
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$158.49

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Nebraska than in Connecticut. 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.

Maryland· 48th of 51

$79.43

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.