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Blood Test For Transplant-Rejection Antibodies

North Carolina 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?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $191 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 7 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$51.29$47.86 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$64.57 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $51 to $380Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $30 to $214
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $191professional $51

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
$54.95
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$354.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$87.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$64.57
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$64.57
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $56.23 · 35th 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.