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Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility

Iowa 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $148 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$85.11$74.13 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$95.50 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $74 to $275Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $63 to $631
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $148professional $85

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
$74.13
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$229.09
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$204.17
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$257.04
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$234.42
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$125.89
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$218.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $110 · 16th 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.