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Blood Test For Transplant-Rejection Antibodies

South 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 October 2026.

How much does Blood Test For Transplant-Rejection Antibodies cost?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 from a physician practice, and about $120 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$60.26$50.12 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$120$58.88 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $50 to $380Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $32 to $81
$50$100$200facility $120professional $60

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$74.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$85.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$77.62
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.23

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 22nd of 51

$60.26

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.