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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 July 2026.

How much does Blood Test For Transplant-Rejection Antibodies cost?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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 6 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$47.86$45.71 to $79.43
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$41.69 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $29 to $62Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $32 to $132
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $56professional $48

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
$28.84
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$131.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$112.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$54.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$95.50

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $47.86 · 48th 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.