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Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility

Alaska rates for HCPCS 86831

This laboratory test looks for antibodies in the blood directed against tissue-matching markers, most often used before or after an organ or tissue transplant. It helps assess how compatible a potential donor's tissue is with the recipient, or monitors for antibodies that could increase the risk of rejection after a transplant. Results are interpreted by the transplant team as part of a broader compatibility evaluation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility cost?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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 6 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$186$95.50 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$40.74 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $41 to $389Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $81 to $331
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $41professional $186

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
$354.81
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$117.49
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$81.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$263.03
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$446.68
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$245.47

Where Alaska 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.

Alaska $89.13 · 18th of 51
SD $141FL $61.66

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.