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Mixed Lymphocyte Culture Donor Match Test

Utah 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $34.67 from a physician practice, and about $195 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$34.67$28.18 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$70.79 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $42 to $501Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $27 to $71
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $195professional $35

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
$70.79
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$109.65
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$169.82
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$33.11
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$47.86
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$79.43

Where Utah 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.

Utah $38.90 · 32nd 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.