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Blood Test For Transplant-Rejection Antibodies

Illinois 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?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $48.98 from a physician practice, and about $105 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 6 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$35.48 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$67.61 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $55 to $195Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $3 to $117
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $105professional $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
$54.95
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$97.72
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$346.74
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$54.95

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $57.54 · 34th 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.