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Mixed Lymphocyte Culture Donor Match Test

Tennessee 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?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $27.54 to $74.13.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $29 to $151Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $17 to $78
$20$50$100$200facility $74professional $35

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.71
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$54.95

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 29th of 51

$39.81

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.