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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 July 2026.

How much does Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility cost?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $64.57 from a physician practice, and about $263 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 5 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$64.57$64.57 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$105 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $65 to $1,349Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $65 to $105
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $263professional $65

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
$64.57
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$100.00
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$97.72

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 45th of 51

$66.07

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.