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Mixed Lymphocyte Culture Donor Match Test

Ohio 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?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $46.77 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$23.44$18.20 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$37.15 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $30 to $91Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $18 to $66
$20$50$100$200facility $47professional $23

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
$34.67
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$44.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$51.29
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$41.69
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$69.18
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$151.36
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$77.62
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$43.65
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$52.48

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 48th of 51

$29.51

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.