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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 July 2026.

How much does Antibody Level Against Transplant Markers cost?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 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 $661 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$282$282 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$309 to $1,148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $282 to $1,698Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $282 to $537
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $661professional $282

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
$281.84
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$489.78

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 46th of 51

$288

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.