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Blood Test For Transplant-Rejection Antibodies

Alabama rates for HCPCS 86828

This blood test checks for antibodies in a transplant candidate's blood that could react against and damage a donated organ, by testing against a broad panel of human tissue types. It's an important step in matching patients with compatible donors and reducing the risk of the immune system rejecting a transplanted organ. It requires only a standard blood draw.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Blood Test For Transplant-Rejection Antibodies cost?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $54.95 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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 4 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$54.95$42.66 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$7.41 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $6 to $78Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $32 to $74
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $49professional $55

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
$64.57
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$9.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$54.95

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in South Dakota than in Connecticut. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $48.98 · 47th of 51
SD $107CT $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.