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Blood Test For Transplant-Rejection Antibodies

West 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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 4 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$51.29$47.86 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$52.48 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $52 to $95Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $29 to $55
$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $79professional $51

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
$52.48
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$54.95
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$54.95

Where West 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.

West Virginia $52.48 · 43rd 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.