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Mixed Lymphocyte Culture Donor Match Test

Rhode Island 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $41.69 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$41.69$27.54 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$43.65 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $42 to $200Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $20 to $95
$20$50$100$200facility $69professional $42

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$60.26

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 17th of 51

$47.86

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.