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Blood Test For Transplant-Rejection Antibodies

Nebraska 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?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $269 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$38.90$38.90 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$58.88 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $39 to $479Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $27 to $71
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $269professional $39

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
$42.66
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$154.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$57.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$117.49
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$61.66

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 48th of 51

$42.66

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.