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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 October 2026.

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

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$39.81$38.02 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$39.81 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $40 to $275Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $27 to $74
$50$100$200facility $74professional $40

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$89.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$89.13
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$257.04
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$57.54
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$83.18
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.90

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 38th of 51

$48.98

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.