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HLA-DR/DQ Tissue Typing

Utah 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?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $123 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$81.28$63.10 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$81.28 to $437

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $81 to $575Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $45 to $123
$50$100$200$500facility $123professional $81

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
$81.28
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$123.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$147.91
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$426.58
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$95.50
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$138.04
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$63.10

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 33rd of 51

$81.28

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.