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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 July 2026.

How much does Mixed Lymphocyte Culture Donor Match Test cost?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 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 8 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$29.51$21.88 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$36.31 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $30 to $102Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $18 to $83
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $55professional $30

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$48.98
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$41.69
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$107.15
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$151.36
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$95.50
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$45.71
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$51.29

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $35.48 · 37th 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.