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Blood Test For Transplant-Rejection Antibodies

Massachusetts 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?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 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 $129 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 9 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$64.57$43.65 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$77.62 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $48 to $288Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $38 to $135
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $129professional $65

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
$64.57
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$60.26
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$302.00
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$165.96
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$8,511.38
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$109.65
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$138.04
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$302.00
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$154.88

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $64.57 · 24th 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.