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Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility

Alabama 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?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $69.18 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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 4 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$69.18$57.54 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$42.66 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $38 to $98Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $50 to $93
$50$100facility $74professional $69

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
$81.28
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$95.50

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 39th of 51

$69.18

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.