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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 October 2026.

How much does Mixed Lymphocyte Culture Donor Match Test cost?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $41.69 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$41.69$33.11 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$41.69 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $35 to $214Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $25 to $95
$20$50$100$200facility $68professional $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$79.43
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$43.65
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 28th of 51

$41.69

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.