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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 July 2026.

How much does Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility cost?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 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 $123 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$102$93.33 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$102 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $95 to $468Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $49 to $537
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $123professional $102

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$46,773.51
Typical High
$87,096.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$117.49
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$245.47
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$245.47
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$467.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$95.50

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 4th of 51

$117

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.