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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 October 2026.

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

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $64.57 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$64.57$38.90 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$64.57 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $54 to $178Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $35 to $151
$50$100$200facility $83professional $65

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$154.88
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$169.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$147.91
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$85.11
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$77.62
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 20th of 51

$64.57

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.