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Antibody Strength Against Tissue Markers

West Virginia 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $468 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$224$178 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$316 to $794

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $263 to $977Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $145 to $832
$200$500$1Kfacility $468professional $224

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
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$831.76
1 more rate 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
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 36th of 51

$263

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.