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Mixed Lymphocyte Culture Donor Match Test

Missouri 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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$35.48$30.90 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$36.31 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $35 to $115Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $18 to $135
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $58professional $35

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
$35.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$134.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$147.91
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$48.98

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $41.69 · 28th 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.