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HLA-DR/DQ Tissue Typing

Tennessee 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?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $162 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$79.43$79.43 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$87.10 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $69 to $380Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $71 to $107
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $162professional $79

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
$162.18
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$147.91
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$95.50

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $83.18 · 47th 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.