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Blood Test For Transplant-Rejection Antibodies

Utah 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?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $214 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 6 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$52.48$43.65 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$117 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $40 to $794Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $39 to $74
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $214professional $52

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
$39.81
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$91.20
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$257.04
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$57.54
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$83.18
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$54.95

Where Utah 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.

Utah $56.23 · 36th 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.