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Mixed Lymphocyte Culture Donor Match Test

New Mexico 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?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $34.67 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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 4 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$34.67$27.54 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$36.31 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $25 to $117Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $28 to $240
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $55professional $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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$123.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$97.72
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$34.67

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico $43.65 · 23rd 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.