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Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility

Missouri 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 Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $129 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$70.79$48.98 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$81.28 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $79 to $347Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $34 to $148
$50$100$200facility $129professional $71

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
$79.43
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$120.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$97.72

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 28th 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.