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HLA-DR/DQ Tissue Typing

Montana 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $182 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$123$44.67 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$155 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $145 to $219Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $45 to $191
$50$100$200$500facility $182professional $123

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$213.80
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$194.98
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$316.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$107.15

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 4th of 51

$155

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.