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Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility

Louisiana 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $91.20 from a physician practice, and about $112 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$91.20$75.86 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$93.33 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $81 to $302Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $48 to $123
$2$10$50$200facility $112professional $91

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
$87.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$95.50

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 9th of 51

$100

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.