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Blood Test For Transplant-Rejection Antibodies

Rhode Island 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $117 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$39.81$39.81 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$117$75.86 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $65 to $245Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $32 to $79
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $117professional $40

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
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$85.11

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $54.95 · 41st 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.