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Mixed Lymphocyte Culture Donor Match Test

Idaho 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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$36.31$34.67 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$36.31 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $36 to $257Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $26 to $71
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $72professional $36

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
$66.07
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$52.48
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$63.10
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$43.65
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$190.55
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.02
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$213.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$93.33

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $41.69 · 27th 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.