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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 July 2026.

How much does Antibody Level Against Transplant Markers cost?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $355 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$288$178 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$355$295 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $355 · 10th to 90th $295 to $851Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $178 to $490
$200$500$1Kfacility $355professional $288

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$467.74
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$501.19
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$489.78

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Washington, DC than in Oklahoma. 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· 45th of 51

$295

DC $646OK $214

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.