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HLA-DR/DQ Tissue Typing

South Dakota 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $120 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$107$70.79 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$120$120 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $100 to $245Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $45 to $251
$50$100$200$500facility $120professional $107

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$251.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$128.82
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$107.15
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 13th of 51

$120

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.