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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 October 2026.

How much does Mixed Lymphocyte Culture Donor Match Test cost?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $41.69 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$41.69$34.67 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$54.95 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $36 to $288Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $28 to $79
$20$50$100$200facility $83professional $42

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
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$52.48
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$102.33
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$70.79
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$69.18
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$69.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$165.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$245.47
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$123.03

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 5th of 51

$69.18

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.