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Antibody Level Against Transplant Markers

South Dakota 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?

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $692 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 6 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$589$282 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$692$661 to $692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $407 to $692Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $240 to $977
$200$500$1Kfacility $692professional $589

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
$251.19
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$851.14
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$489.78
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$489.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 2nd of 51

$631

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.