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Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility

South Dakota 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $158 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 6 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$117$64.57 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$151 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $93 to $158Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $55 to $200
$50$100$200facility $158professional $117

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
$57.54
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$194.98
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$97.72
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$107.15
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 1st of 51

$141

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.