go back

Mixed Lymphocyte Culture Donor Match Test

Florida 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $34.67 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$34.67$21.88 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$58.88 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $36 to $339Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $16 to $72
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $68professional $35

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.47
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$44.67
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$83.18
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$426.58
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$79.43
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$60.26
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$36.31

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 27th of 51

$41.69

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.