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Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility

Massachusetts 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?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $170 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 8 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$81.28$72.44 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$112 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $66 to $355Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $63 to $174
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $170professional $81

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
$66.07
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$77.62
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$389.05
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$213.80
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$138.04
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$208.93
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$389.05
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$199.53

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in South Dakota than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Massachusetts $81.28 · 30th of 51
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.