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Antibody Level Against Transplant Markers

Alabama rates for HCPCS 86834

Works out how much antibody a person carries against the tissue-type markers found on other people's cells, rather than simply whether such antibody is present. The strength of the response guides how well a possible donor would be tolerated and how closely a transplant recipient needs to be watched.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Antibody Level Against Transplant Markers cost?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$257$178 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$38.02 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $38 to $302Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $151 to $407
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $38professional $257

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
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$275.42
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
$158.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 5.4 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.

Alabama· 51st of 51

$151

AK $813AL $151

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.