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HLA-DR/DQ Tissue Typing

Virginia 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?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $112 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 8 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$70.79 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$107 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $89 to $513Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $43 to $263
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $112professional $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
$91.20
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$70.79
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$123.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$158.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$91.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$223.87
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$69.18

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Nebraska than in Connecticut. 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.

Virginia· 35th of 51

$91.20

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.