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Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility

Minnesota 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 Minnesota, 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 $219 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 6 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$77.62 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$81.28 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $81 to $603Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $66 to $123
$50$100$200$500facility $219professional $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
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$158.49
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$602.56
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$158.49
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$181.97

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 27th of 51

$81.28

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.