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Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility

South Carolina 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 October 2026.

How much does Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility cost?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $155 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$81.28$66.07 to $105
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$85.11 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $65 to $490Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $49 to $120
$50$100$200$500facility $155professional $81

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$97.72
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.18

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

South Carolina· 18th of 51

$85.11

AK $186AL $38.02

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.