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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 October 2026.

How much does Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility cost?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $316 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$186$95.50 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$224 to $575

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $81 to $955Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $74 to $275
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $316professional $186

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
$275.42
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$117.49
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$954.99
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$588.84
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$446.68
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$398.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$245.47

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.9 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$186

AK $186AL $38.02

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.