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Mixed Lymphocyte Culture Donor Match Test

Connecticut 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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 5 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$51.29$41.69 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$45.71 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $36 to $115Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $22 to $63
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $66professional $51

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
$36.31
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$53.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$67.61
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$77.62

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $51.29 · 15th 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.