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Blood Test For Transplant-Rejection Antibodies

Delaware 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?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 from a physician practice, and about $331 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$53.70$51.29 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$74.13 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $74 to $389Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $51 to $191
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $331professional $54

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
$74.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$91.20
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$54.95

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware $74.13 · 13th 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.