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HLA-DR/DQ Tissue Typing

North Carolina 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?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $102 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 6 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$85.11$75.86 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$85.11 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $71 to $355Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $48 to $141
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $102professional $85

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
$79.43
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$134.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$107.15
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $85.11 · 46th 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.