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Antibody Level Against Transplant Markers

North Carolina 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $295 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$282$240 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$295$288 to $776

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,622Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $186 to $490
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $295professional $282

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
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$489.78

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 41st of 51

$288

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.