Available tests, sample type, turnaround time, price and booking options
Test name
Test role
Sample type
Turnaround
Price
Booking
HLA DNA High Resolution Typing A Locus Test
First-line screen
4 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube, or 6 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube, or Buccal swab collected in a sterile container.
10 DaysResults are typically available within 10 days.
KSh 16,000
HLA DNA High Resolution Typing B Locus Test
First-line screen
4 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube OR 6 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube OR Buccal swab collected in a sterile container. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE.
10–12 Days
KSh 16,000
HLA DNA High Resolution Typing C Locus Test
First-line screen
4 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube, or 6 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube, or Buccal swab collected in a sterile container.
10–12 DaysApproximately 10-12 days.
KSh 16,000
HLA DNA High Resolution Typing DQB1 Locus Test
First-line screen
4 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube, or 6 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube, or Buccal swab collected in a sterile container.
Timing on request
KSh 16,000
HLA DNA High Resolution Typing DRB1 Locus Test
First-line screen
4 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube, OR 6 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube, OR Buccal swab collected in a sterile container.
10–12 DaysApproximately 10-12 days.
KSh 16,000
HLA Typing Test for Donor and Recipient
First-line screen
4 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube, 6 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube, or Buccal swab collected in a sterile container.
12–15 DaysTypically 12-15 days.
KSh 32,000
HLA DNA Typing for Bone Marrow Transplant 10 Antigens PCR Test
First-line screen
Blood sample (usually collected in an EDTA tube). Confirm specific requirements with the laboratory before booking.
10–12 DaysApproximately 10-12 days.
KSh 49,140
HLA DNA Typing for Bone Marrow Transplant 6 Antigens Luminex Test
First-line screen
4 mL (3 mL minimum) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube or 6 mL (3 mL minimum) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube.
Timing on request
KSh 34,632
HLA DNA Typing for Kidney Liver Transplant PCR Test
First-line screen
4 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube OR 6 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube.
Timing on request
KSh 34,632
HLA DNA Typing High Resolution by Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Test
First-line screen
Blood sample (typically collected in an EDTA tube). Confirm specific requirements with the laboratory before booking.
Timing on request
KSh 31,590
HLA DSA Donor Specific IgG Antibodies Class I II Test
First-line screen
Blood or serum.
10–12 DaysApproximately 10-12 days.
KSh 26,000
HLA DSASAB Class II IgG Antibodies with C1q Screen Test
First-line screen
Serum. Confirm specific volume requirements with the laboratory before booking.
See timing detailsConfirm turnaround time with the laboratory before booking.
KSh 80,000
HLA Hypersensitivity to Abacavir B5701 Test
First-line screen
4 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube, or 6 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube, or Buccal swab collected in a sterile container.
Timing on request
KSh 16,000
HLA Hypersensitivity to Allopurinol B5801 Test
First-line screen
4 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube or 6 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube, or Buccal swab collected in a sterile container.
Timing on request
KSh 16,000
HLA Hypersensitivity to Carbamazepine Phenytoin B1502 Test
First-line screen
4 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube, or 6 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube, or Buccal swab collected in a sterile container.
Timing on request
KSh 16,000
HLA Mixed Antibody Screen PRA Class I II MICA Test
First-line screen
3 mL (1.5 mL minimum) serum from one Serum Separator Tube (SST). Only the recipient sample is required.
Timing on request
KSh 24,000
HLA Pretransplant Workup Non Sensitized Recipient Panel1 Test
First-line screen
Recipient: 6 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube AND 3 mL (2 mL min.) serum from 1 SST AND 4 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender top (EDTA) tube. Collect specimen preferably 48 hours after dialysis. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. A doctor's prescription on the letterhead with 1 photograph each of recipient and donor duly stamped AND a Consent form for HLA Typing for Solid organ transplant (Form 33) is mandatory.
Timing on request
KSh 44,460
HLA Pretransplant Workup Panel 2 Test
First-line screen
Blood sample (typically collected in EDTA tubes). Confirm specific requirements with the laboratory before booking.
Timing on request
KSh 47,970
HLA Pretransplant Workup Sensitized Recipient Panel 3 Test
First-line screen
12 mL (10 mL minimum) whole blood in 2 Yellow Top (ACD) tubes; 4 mL (2 mL minimum) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube.
Timing on request
KSh 46,098
HLA Pretransplant Workup Sensitized Recipient Panel 4 Test
First-line screen
6 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube, 9 mL (6 mL min.) serum from 3 SST's, 4 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender top (EDTA) tube, 4 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube.
Timing on request
KSh 137,358
HLA Pretransplant Workup Sensitized Recipient Panel 5 Test
First-line screen
Blood sample (EDTA tube). Confirm specific volume requirements with the laboratory before booking.
Timing on request
KSh 90,090
HLA Single Antigen Bead Assay for Class I II IgG Antibodies DSASAB Class I II Test
First-line screen
Serum sample. Confirm specific volume requirements with the laboratory before booking.
10–12 DaysApproximately 10-12 days.
KSh 100,000
HLA Single Antigen Bead Assay for Class I IgG Antibodies DSASAB Class I Test
First-line screen
A serum sample is required. Minimum volume: 1 mL, preferred volume: 2 mL. Collected in one Serum Separator Tube (SST).
Timing on request
KSh 56,000
HLA Single Antigen Bead Assay for Class II IgG Antibodies DSASAB Class II Test
First-line screen
2 mL (1 mL minimum) serum collected in an SST tube.
Timing on request
KSh 52,000
HLA T B Cell Flow Cytometry Crossmatch Test
First-line screen
Recipient: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST tube and 4 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood from 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube. Donor: 3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 3 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tubes.
Timing on request
KSh 20,000
HLA T B Cell Lymphocyte Crossmatch Test
First-line screen
Recipient: 6 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube AND 3 mL (2 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Donor: 12 mL (10 mL min.) whole blood in 2 Yellow Top (ACD) tubes. Collect recipient specimen preferably 48 hours after dialysis. Ship donor sample refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE.
Timing on request
KSh 20,000
Immunophenotyping By Flow Cytometry HLA DR Test
First-line screen
3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube and 3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube, OR 2 mL (1 mL min.) bone marrow in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube.
Timing on request
KSh 7,000
HLA A B C DRB1 DQB1 Any One Low Resolution
First-line screen
Blood sample (usually collected in an EDTA tube). Confirm with the laboratory before booking.
Timing on request
KSh 10,500
HLA A B C DRB1 DQB1 High Resolution
First-line screen
Peripheral blood sample or buccal swabs (4-6 samples). Confirm specific requirements with the laboratory before booking.
10–12 DaysApproximately 10-12 days. Confirm current turnaround time with the laboratory before booking.
KSh 30,000
HLA A B C DRB1 DQB1 Low Resolution
First-line screen
Peripheral blood sample or Buccal swabs (6-8 swabs). Confirm specific requirements with the laboratory before booking.
Timing on request
KSh 36,000
First-line screen
HLA DNA High Resolution Typing A Locus Test
Sample type
4 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube, or 6 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube, or Buccal swab collected in a sterile container.
Turnaround
10 DaysResults are typically available within 10 days.
Price
KSh 16,000
First-line screen
HLA DNA High Resolution Typing B Locus Test
Sample type
4 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube OR 6 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube OR Buccal swab collected in a sterile container. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE.
Turnaround
10–12 Days
Price
KSh 16,000
First-line screen
HLA DNA High Resolution Typing C Locus Test
Sample type
4 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube, or 6 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube, or Buccal swab collected in a sterile container.
Turnaround
10–12 DaysApproximately 10-12 days.
Price
KSh 16,000
First-line screen
HLA DNA High Resolution Typing DQB1 Locus Test
Sample type
4 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube, or 6 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube, or Buccal swab collected in a sterile container.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 16,000
First-line screen
HLA DNA High Resolution Typing DRB1 Locus Test
Sample type
4 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube, OR 6 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube, OR Buccal swab collected in a sterile container.
Turnaround
10–12 DaysApproximately 10-12 days.
Price
KSh 16,000
First-line screen
HLA Typing Test for Donor and Recipient
Sample type
4 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube, 6 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube, or Buccal swab collected in a sterile container.
Turnaround
12–15 DaysTypically 12-15 days.
Price
KSh 32,000
First-line screen
HLA DNA Typing for Bone Marrow Transplant 10 Antigens PCR Test
Sample type
Blood sample (usually collected in an EDTA tube). Confirm specific requirements with the laboratory before booking.
Turnaround
10–12 DaysApproximately 10-12 days.
Price
KSh 49,140
First-line screen
HLA DNA Typing for Bone Marrow Transplant 6 Antigens Luminex Test
Sample type
4 mL (3 mL minimum) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube or 6 mL (3 mL minimum) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 34,632
First-line screen
HLA DNA Typing for Kidney Liver Transplant PCR Test
Sample type
4 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube OR 6 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 34,632
First-line screen
HLA DNA Typing High Resolution by Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Test
Sample type
Blood sample (typically collected in an EDTA tube). Confirm specific requirements with the laboratory before booking.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 31,590
First-line screen
HLA DSA Donor Specific IgG Antibodies Class I II Test
Sample type
Blood or serum.
Turnaround
10–12 DaysApproximately 10-12 days.
Price
KSh 26,000
First-line screen
HLA DSASAB Class II IgG Antibodies with C1q Screen Test
Sample type
Serum. Confirm specific volume requirements with the laboratory before booking.
Turnaround
See timing detailsConfirm turnaround time with the laboratory before booking.
Price
KSh 80,000
First-line screen
HLA Hypersensitivity to Abacavir B5701 Test
Sample type
4 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube, or 6 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube, or Buccal swab collected in a sterile container.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 16,000
First-line screen
HLA Hypersensitivity to Allopurinol B5801 Test
Sample type
4 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube or 6 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube, or Buccal swab collected in a sterile container.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 16,000
First-line screen
HLA Hypersensitivity to Carbamazepine Phenytoin B1502 Test
Sample type
4 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube, or 6 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube, or Buccal swab collected in a sterile container.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 16,000
First-line screen
HLA Mixed Antibody Screen PRA Class I II MICA Test
Sample type
3 mL (1.5 mL minimum) serum from one Serum Separator Tube (SST). Only the recipient sample is required.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 24,000
First-line screen
HLA Pretransplant Workup Non Sensitized Recipient Panel1 Test
Sample type
Recipient: 6 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube AND 3 mL (2 mL min.) serum from 1 SST AND 4 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender top (EDTA) tube. Collect specimen preferably 48 hours after dialysis. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. A doctor's prescription on the letterhead with 1 photograph each of recipient and donor duly stamped AND a Consent form for HLA Typing for Solid organ transplant (Form 33) is mandatory.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 44,460
First-line screen
HLA Pretransplant Workup Panel 2 Test
Sample type
Blood sample (typically collected in EDTA tubes). Confirm specific requirements with the laboratory before booking.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 47,970
First-line screen
HLA Pretransplant Workup Sensitized Recipient Panel 3 Test
Sample type
12 mL (10 mL minimum) whole blood in 2 Yellow Top (ACD) tubes; 4 mL (2 mL minimum) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 46,098
First-line screen
HLA Pretransplant Workup Sensitized Recipient Panel 4 Test
Sample type
6 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube, 9 mL (6 mL min.) serum from 3 SST's, 4 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender top (EDTA) tube, 4 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 137,358
First-line screen
HLA Pretransplant Workup Sensitized Recipient Panel 5 Test
Sample type
Blood sample (EDTA tube). Confirm specific volume requirements with the laboratory before booking.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 90,090
First-line screen
HLA Single Antigen Bead Assay for Class I II IgG Antibodies DSASAB Class I II Test
Sample type
Serum sample. Confirm specific volume requirements with the laboratory before booking.
Turnaround
10–12 DaysApproximately 10-12 days.
Price
KSh 100,000
First-line screen
HLA Single Antigen Bead Assay for Class I IgG Antibodies DSASAB Class I Test
Sample type
A serum sample is required. Minimum volume: 1 mL, preferred volume: 2 mL. Collected in one Serum Separator Tube (SST).
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 56,000
First-line screen
HLA Single Antigen Bead Assay for Class II IgG Antibodies DSASAB Class II Test
Sample type
2 mL (1 mL minimum) serum collected in an SST tube.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 52,000
First-line screen
HLA T B Cell Flow Cytometry Crossmatch Test
Sample type
Recipient: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST tube and 4 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood from 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube. Donor: 3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 3 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tubes.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 20,000
First-line screen
HLA T B Cell Lymphocyte Crossmatch Test
Sample type
Recipient: 6 mL (3 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Yellow Top (ACD) tube AND 3 mL (2 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Donor: 12 mL (10 mL min.) whole blood in 2 Yellow Top (ACD) tubes. Collect recipient specimen preferably 48 hours after dialysis. Ship donor sample refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 20,000
First-line screen
Immunophenotyping By Flow Cytometry HLA DR Test
Sample type
3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube and 3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube, OR 2 mL (1 mL min.) bone marrow in 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 7,000
First-line screen
HLA A B C DRB1 DQB1 Any One Low Resolution
Sample type
Blood sample (usually collected in an EDTA tube). Confirm with the laboratory before booking.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 10,500
First-line screen
HLA A B C DRB1 DQB1 High Resolution
Sample type
Peripheral blood sample or buccal swabs (4-6 samples). Confirm specific requirements with the laboratory before booking.
Turnaround
10–12 DaysApproximately 10-12 days. Confirm current turnaround time with the laboratory before booking.
Price
KSh 30,000
First-line screen
HLA A B C DRB1 DQB1 Low Resolution
Sample type
Peripheral blood sample or Buccal swabs (6-8 swabs). Confirm specific requirements with the laboratory before booking.
Turnaround
Timing on request
Price
KSh 36,000
Clinical context
Clinical testing guide & how to choose
Tests in HLA Typing for Transplant answer different clinical questions. This catalogue supports a conversation with your clinician or counselor; it does not establish a diagnosis or replace an individual assessment.
Choosing a test
A comprehensive panel measures several related markers, while a single-marker test addresses a more focused question. A larger panel is not automatically the right choice. Discuss your symptoms, previous results and referral with a qualified clinician before selecting tests. Results should not be interpreted in isolation.
Before sample collection
Confirm the required tube, sample volume, any fasting instructions and the collection deadline for your chosen test. Tell the collection team about medication and recent treatment. Do not stop prescribed medication unless your clinician advises it. Home collection depends on the sample’s handling and transport requirements.
Common questions
Questions before booking
Should I choose a panel or a single-marker test for HLA Typing for Transplant?+
A comprehensive panel measures several related markers, while a single-marker test addresses a more focused question. A larger panel is not automatically the right choice. Discuss your symptoms, previous results and referral with a qualified clinician before selecting tests. Results should not be interpreted in isolation. Free pre-test counselor guidance is available to help you understand the booking options.
Can I use SHIF/SHA or private insurance for these tests?+
Coverage depends on your scheme, the specific test, referral and authorization requirements, and the provider arrangement. Before booking, ask the laboratory and your insurer to verify eligibility, any co-payment, and whether direct billing or reimbursement applies. Listing a test here does not guarantee insurance coverage.
When should I arrange sample collection?+
Check the sample and preparation notes for the specific test, then confirm the collection time and reporting deadline with the laboratory. Same-day reporting, where listed, may depend on a collection cutoff and working days. Nationwide and home sample collection are available subject to location, sample suitability and transport arrangements.
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