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Blood Test For Transplant-Rejection Antibodies

Kentucky 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $54.95 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$54.95$38.90 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$53.70 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $52 to $100Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $27 to $74
$20$50$100$200facility $65professional $55

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$89.13
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$70.79
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.59

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 27th of 51

$54.95

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.