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Blood Test For Transplant-Rejection Antibodies

Maryland 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $38.90 to $51.29.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $34 to $83Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $29 to $65
$50$100facility $43professional $48

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$48.98
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$158.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$48.98
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
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
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 41st of 51

$47.86

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.