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Blood Test For Transplant-Rejection Antibodies

Virginia 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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 8 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$41.69 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$64.57 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $54 to $269Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $26 to $117
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $68professional $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
$54.95
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$42.66
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$91.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$95.50
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$57.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$134.90
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$41.69

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $54.95 · 38th 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.