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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 July 2026.

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

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $302 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 5 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$50.12$50.12 to $56.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$204 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $59 to $661Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $45 to $68
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $302professional $50

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
$89.13
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$77.62

Where South 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.

South Carolina $89.13 · 5th 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.