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Mixed Lymphocyte Culture Donor Match Test

Maine 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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 6 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$29.51 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$36.31 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $36 to $525Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $19 to $69
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $59professional $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
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$36.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$575.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$79.43
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$44.67
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$162.18
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$114.82

Where Maine 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.

Maine $36.31 · 33rd 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.