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Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility

Nebraska 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 from a physician practice, and about $282 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$53.70$53.70 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$97.72 to $575

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $54 to $832Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $49 to $537
$50$100$200$500facility $282professional $54

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
$162.18
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$194.98
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$89.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$169.82
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$162.18

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 3rd of 51

$123

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.