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Antibody Level Against Transplant Markers

Massachusetts 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $513 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$355$295 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$347 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $316 to $1,259Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $214 to $955
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $513professional $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
$338.84
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,122.02
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,380.38
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$5,888.44
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$602.56
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,380.38
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,122.02
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$758.58
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$616.60
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,019.95
3 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
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$549.54

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 17th of 51

$389

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.