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Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility

Illinois 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?

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $63.10 from a physician practice, and about $162 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$63.10$63.10 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$110 to $295

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $85 to $537Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $45 to $129
$5$20$100$500facility $162professional $63

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
$67.61
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$125.89
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$380.19
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$89.13
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$14.79

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 33rd of 51

$67.61

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.