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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 July 2026.

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

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $195 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 5 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$77.62$57.54 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$126 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $98 to $891Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $48 to $182
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $195professional $78

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
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$177.83
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$72.44
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$93.33

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $97.72 · 30th 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.