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Mixed Lymphocyte Culture Donor Match Test

Maryland 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?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $26.30 to $33.11.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $19 to $72Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $18 to $48
$20$50$100facility $26professional $30

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$89.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$34.67
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$29.51

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.