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Mixed Lymphocyte Culture Donor Match Test

North Carolina 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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$38.02$29.51 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$29.51 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $30 to $186Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $19 to $81
$20$50$100$200facility $58professional $38

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$6.31
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$81.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$77.62

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 33rd of 51

$38.90

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.