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Blood Test For Transplant-Rejection Antibodies

Tennessee 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $132 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$47.86$47.86 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$51.29 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $48 to $229Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $43 to $74
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $132professional $48

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
$51.29
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$89.13
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$57.54

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $51.29 · 44th 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.