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Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility

Maryland 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 Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $51.29 to $66.07.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $44 to $107Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $38 to $81
$50$100facility $54professional $62

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$199.53
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$69.18
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
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
$30.20
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 44th 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.