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Blood Test For Transplant-Rejection Antibodies

Louisiana 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?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $155 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$47.86$26.92 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$89.13 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $66 to $186Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $20 to $78
$20$50$100$200facility $155professional $48

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
$67.61
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$54.95

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 7th of 51

$81.28

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.