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Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility

Tennessee 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?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $61.66 from a physician practice, and about $126 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$61.66$61.66 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$67.61 to $295

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $56 to $295Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $56 to $93
$20$50$100$200facility $126professional $62

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
$61.66
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$125.89
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$95.50

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 49th of 51

$64.57

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.