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Mixed Lymphocyte Culture Donor Match Test

West Virginia 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?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$33.11$24.55 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$35.48 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $30 to $110Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $17 to $110
$20$50$100$200facility $54professional $33

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
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$95.50

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 43rd of 51

$34.67

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.