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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 October 2026.

How much does Mixed Lymphocyte Culture Donor Match Test cost?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $141 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$83.18$67.61 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$100 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $36 to $427Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $36 to $148
$50$100$200$500facility $141professional $83

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
$123.03
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$52.48
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$426.58
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$263.03
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$363.08
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$177.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$549.54

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 10.2 times more in Kansas 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.

Alaska· 4th of 51

$83.18

KS $158AL $15.49

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.