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Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility

Connecticut 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?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $63.10 from a physician practice, and about $129 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$63.10$63.10 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$81.28 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $81 to $229Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $39 to $95
$50$100$200facility $129professional $63

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
$138.04
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$87.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$125.89
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$144.54

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 48th of 51

$64.57

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.