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Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility

New Jersey 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 New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $63.10 from a physician practice, and about $170 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 7 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$63.10$54.95 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$110 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $81 to $912Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $39 to $110
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $170professional $63

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
$104.71
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$120.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$194.98
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$77.62
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$91.20

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 25th 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.