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Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility

Vermont 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $282 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 5 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$138$135 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$95.50 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $33 to $309Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $66 to $138
$50$100$200$500facility $282professional $138

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$131.83
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$218.78

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in South Dakota than in Florida. 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.

Vermont· 4th of 51

$138

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.