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Mixed Lymphocyte Culture Donor Match Test

North Dakota 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $38.90 to $72.44.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $26 to $55Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $26 to $91
$20$50$100$200facility $26professional $55

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$66.07
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$77.62
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$97.72

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 9th of 51

$54.95

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.