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Blood Test For Transplant-Rejection Antibodies

Iowa 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $48.98 from a physician practice, and about $100 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 7 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$48.98$42.66 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$64.57 to $166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $49 to $186Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $39 to $427
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $100professional $49

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
$48.98
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$154.88
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$169.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$141.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$141.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $77.62 · 10th 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.