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Blood Test For Transplant-Rejection Antibodies

Connecticut 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 October 2026.

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

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $35.48 to $70.79.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $42 to $158Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $28 to $69
$20$50$100$200facility $76professional $39

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$93.33
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$112.20
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.59

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 6.0 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.

Connecticut· 46th of 51

$44.67

AK $145AL $23.99

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.