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Mixed Lymphocyte Culture Donor Match Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 86821

A laboratory test that mixes white blood cells from two people, usually someone awaiting a transplant and a possible donor, and measures how strongly one set of cells reacts against the other. A strong reaction points to a poorer immune match between them.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Mixed Lymphocyte Culture Donor Match Test cost?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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$110$72.44 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$38.02 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $36 to $251Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $36 to $148
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $38professional $110

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
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$52.48
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$117.49
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$363.08
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$549.54

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Vermont than in Tennessee. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $52.48 · 14th of 51
VT $97.72TN $28.84

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.