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HLA Crossmatch Test for Transplant

Tennessee rates for HCPCS 86825

A laboratory test that mixes a transplant candidate's blood serum with cells from a possible donor to see whether the recipient already carries antibodies that would attack the donated organ. A positive result warns that this particular organ would be rejected quickly. It is done before transplant and repeated when circumstances change.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does HLA Crossmatch Test for Transplant cost?

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $174 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$85.11$81.28 to $110
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$89.13 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $54 to $398Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $69 to $126
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $174professional $85

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
$53.70
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$151.36
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$114.82

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 9.3 times more in Washington, DC than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Tennessee $87.10 · 43rd of 51
DC $437FL $46.77

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.