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Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility

Montana 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $162 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$120$54.95 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$145 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $129 to $224Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $40 to $174
$50$100$200$500facility $162professional $120

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$190.55
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$173.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$281.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$95.50

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 5th of 51

$138

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.