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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 October 2026.

How much does HLA-DR/DQ Tissue Typing cost?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $63.10 from a physician practice, and about $91.20 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$63.10$44.67 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$85.11 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $72 to $479Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $44 to $112
$50$100$200$500facility $91professional $63

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
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$134.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$107.15

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 38th of 51

$79.43

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.