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Antibody Test For Tissue Compatibility

Washington 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $123 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$74.13$48.98 to $77.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$89.13 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $81 to $224Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $35 to $95
$50$100$200facility $123professional $74

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
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$79.43
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$223.87
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$112.20
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$165.96
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$223.87
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$97.72
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$223.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$91.20
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$147.91
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
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.85

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 28th of 51

$77.62

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.