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Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility

Montana 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $141 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$102$47.86 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$123 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $110 to $191Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $35 to $148
$50$100$200$500facility $141professional $102

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$165.96
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$147.91
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$239.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$81.28

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 5th of 51

$117

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.