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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 July 2026.

How much does Mixed Lymphocyte Culture Donor Match Test cost?

$58.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $58.88 from a physician practice, and about $170 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$58.88$33.88 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$69.18 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $44 to $363Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $28 to $112
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $170professional $59

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
$93.33
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$112.20

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $58.88 · 8th 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.