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HLA-DR/DQ Tissue Typing

Vermont 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $501 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$112$63.10 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$178 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $107 to $1,148Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $48 to $148
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $501professional $112

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$151.36
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$147.91

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 16th of 51

$112

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.