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Antibody Level Against Transplant Markers

South 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $676 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$355$324 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$324 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $251 to $2,188Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $245 to $617
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $676professional $355

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
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$436.52
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$245.47
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
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$57.54

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 20th of 51

$372

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.