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Mixed Lymphocyte Culture Donor Match Test

Colorado 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?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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 7 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$28.18$26.92 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$48.98 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $28 to $186Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $15 to $36
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $98professional $28

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
$22.91
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$52.48
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$114.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$77.62
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$36.31

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $34.67 · 42nd 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.