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Antibody Strength Against Tissue Markers

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 86835

Measures how strong a person's antibodies are against the tissue-type markers carried on other people's cells. This matters around transplantation: strong antibodies aimed at a possible donor's markers make rejection much more likely, so the result influences donor selection and the treatment given afterward.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Antibody Strength Against Tissue Markers cost?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $324 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$257$219 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$257 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $245 to $1,479Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $166 to $437
$200$500$1Kfacility $324professional $257

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
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$436.52

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· 45th of 51

$257

AK $724AL $135

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.