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Antibody Level Against Transplant Markers

Kentucky 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $355 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$347$178 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$355$302 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $355 · 10th to 90th $288 to $525Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $178 to $490
$200$500$1Kfacility $355professional $347

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$467.74
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$501.19
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$489.78
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
$144.54
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$102.33

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 25th of 51

$347

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.