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Blood Test For Transplant-Rejection Antibodies

Michigan 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 Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$51.29$47.86 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$61.66 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $48 to $123Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $32 to $72
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $62professional $51

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
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$91.20
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$147.91
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$47.86
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.05
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$77.62
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$54.95

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 26th 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.