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Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility

Georgia 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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$37.15$33.88 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$81.28 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $63 to $282Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $21 to $110
$20$50$100$200facility $98professional $37

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
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$79.43
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$109.65
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$125.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$173.78
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
$27.54
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.85

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 50th of 51

$52.48

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.