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Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility

Ohio 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $66.07 from a physician practice, and about $115 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 9 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$66.07$40.74 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$115$81.28 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $115 · 10th to 90th $66 to $195Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $34 to $162
$50$100$200$500facility $115professional $66

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
$66.07
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$186.21
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$100.00
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$93.33
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$134.90
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$338.84
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$134.90
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$102.33
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$95.50

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 32nd of 51

$77.62

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.