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Mixed Lymphocyte Culture Donor Match Test

Montana 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $48.98 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$48.98$33.11 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$54.95 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $52 to $110Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $15 to $66
$20$50$100$200facility $62professional $49

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$114.82
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$66.07
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$107.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$36.31

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 11th of 51

$52.48

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.