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Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility

Indiana 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?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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$51.29$33.88 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$72.44 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $65 to $245Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $34 to $123
$50$100$200$500facility $81professional $51

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
$123.03
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$102.33
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$177.83
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$97.72
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
$30.90
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$69.18

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 45th of 51

$61.66

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.