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Mixed Lymphocyte Culture Donor Match Test

Georgia 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 Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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 6 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$30.90$24.55 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$36.31 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $30 to $112Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $18 to $112
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $49professional $31

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
$29.51
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$89.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$112.20
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$120.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$79.43

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $34.67 · 40th 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.