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Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility

Colorado rates for HCPCS 86830

This laboratory test looks for antibodies in the blood that react against tissue-matching markers, most often used in connection with organ or tissue transplantation. It helps determine how compatible a donor's tissue is likely to be with a recipient, or checks for antibodies that could raise the risk of rejecting a transplant already in place. A transplant specialist typically interprets the result as part of a broader evaluation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility cost?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $257 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 7 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$72.44$70.79 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$126 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $74 to $479Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $40 to $89
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $257professional $72

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
$60.26
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$89.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$138.04
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$144.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$199.53
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$89.13

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in South Dakota than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $89.13 · 33rd of 51
SD $166FL $72.44

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.