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Blood Test For Transplant-Rejection Antibodies

Mississippi 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?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $69.18 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 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 4 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$69.18$48.98 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$57.54 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $51 to $158Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $32 to $129
$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $87professional $69

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
$51.29
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$102.33

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $74.13 · 12th 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.