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Antibody Level Against Transplant Markers

Pennsylvania 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $891 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 9 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$295$282 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$437 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,862Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $251 to $661
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $891professional $295

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
$302.00
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,778.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$851.14
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$912.01
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$512.86
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$616.60
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,047.13
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$707.95
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$562.34

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 32nd of 51

$339

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.