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Mixed Lymphocyte Culture Donor Match Test

South Dakota 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?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $61.66 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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 6 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$61.66$34.67 to $87.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$70.79 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $42 to $71Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $25 to $100
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $71professional $62

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
$25.70
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$79.43
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$79.43
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $70.79 · 3rd 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.