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Mixed Lymphocyte Culture Donor Match Test

Iowa 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 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$43.65$28.18 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$36.31 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $28 to $347Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $24 to $240
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $69professional $44

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
$28.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$87.10
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$173.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$158.49
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$141.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$69.18
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$93.33
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $47.86 · 19th 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.