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Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility

Kentucky 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 October 2026.

How much does Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility cost?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$95.50$66.07 to $105
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$79.43 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $78 to $186Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $44 to $115
$50$100$200$500facility $95professional $95

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$100.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$134.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$112.20
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$22.91

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 5.4 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.

Kentucky· 25th of 51

$95.50

AK $214AL $39.81

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.