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Blood Test For Transplant-Rejection Antibodies

Indiana 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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 5 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$52.48$32.36 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$64.57 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $65 to $191Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $22 to $60
$20$50$100$200$500facility $65professional $52

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
$52.48
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$54.95
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$70.79

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in South Dakota than in Connecticut. 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.

Indiana· 42nd of 51

$54.95

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.