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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 October 2026.

How much does Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility cost?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $56.23 from a physician practice, and about $102 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$56.23$39.81 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$81.28 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $71 to $389Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $34 to $98
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $102professional $56

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$60.26
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$120.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$128.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$7,413.10
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$81.28
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
$30.90
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$14.45

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 40th of 51

$66.07

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.