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Antibody Level Against Transplant Markers

Iowa 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $617 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$355$282 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$617$427 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $355 to $1,000Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $214 to $891
$200$500$1Kfacility $617professional $355

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
$281.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$851.14
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$954.99
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$933.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$467.74
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$489.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 18th of 51

$380

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.