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Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility

Iowa 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?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $126 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$81.28$57.54 to $107
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$93.33 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $81 to $229Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $49 to $195
$50$100$200facility $126professional $81

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
$64.57
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$194.98
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$218.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$199.53
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$107.15
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$97.72
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 15th of 51

$85.11

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.