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Mixed Lymphocyte Culture Donor Match Test

Washington, DC 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?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $209 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$27.54$27.54 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$66.07 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $28 to $550Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $28 to $195
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $209professional $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
$27.54
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$288.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$95.50

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $43.65 · 25th 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.