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Mixed Lymphocyte Culture Donor Match Test

Indiana 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 Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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 5 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$30.20$24.55 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$36.31 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $36 to $110Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $18 to $42
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $36professional $30

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
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$41.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$36.31
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$48.98

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana $34.67 · 39th 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.