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HLA-DR/DQ Tissue Typing

New Jersey 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?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $64.57 from a physician practice, and about $234 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$64.57$50.12 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$107 to $363

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $58 to $513Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $50 to $89
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $234professional $65

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
$50.12
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$177.83
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$72.44
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$851.14
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$83.18

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 47th of 51

$74.13

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.