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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 July 2026.

How much does Mixed Lymphocyte Culture Donor Match Test cost?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $26.92 to $44.67.

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 $24 · 10th to 90th $15 to $47Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $24 to $219
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $24professional $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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$218.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$91.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$48.98
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$54.95

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $30.20 · 47th 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.