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Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility

Virginia 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?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $61.66 from a physician practice, and about $107 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 8 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$57.54 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$81.28 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $69 to $501Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $34 to $155
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $107professional $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
$69.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$57.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$120.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$81.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$173.78
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$75.86

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 38th of 51

$69.18

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.