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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 October 2026.

How much does Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility cost?

$38.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $48.98 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$48.98$37.15 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$38.02 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $38 to $69Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $35 to $93
$50$100$200facility $38professional $49

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$53.70
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 51st of 51

$38.02

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.