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Blood Test For Transplant-Rejection Antibodies

Ohio 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $34.67 from a physician practice, and about $93.33 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$34.67$25.70 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$93.33$67.61 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $54 to $174Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $26 to $112
$20$50$100$200facility $93professional $35

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
$67.61
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$74.13
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$74.13
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$77.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$263.03
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$56.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$77.62
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$91.20

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 32nd of 51

$51.29

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.