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Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility

Washington, DC 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?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $61.66 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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$61.66$61.66 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$61.66 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $62 to $245Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $62 to $224
$50$100$200$500facility $98professional $62

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
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$112.20

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 50th of 51

$61.66

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.