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Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility

Rhode Island 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?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $209 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 4 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$70.79$61.66 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$97.72 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $93 to $427Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $49 to $132
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $209professional $71

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
$112.20
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$138.04

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in South Dakota than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Rhode Island $85.11 · 24th of 51
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.