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Sickle Cell Adhesion Test, VCAM-1

Alaska rates for HCPCS 0121U

Measures how strongly a person's blood cells stick to VCAM-1, a protein on the lining of blood vessels, using a whole blood sample. Sticking of this kind contributes to the blockages seen in sickle cell disease. A companion test measures adhesion to P-selectin instead.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Sickle Cell Adhesion Test, VCAM-1 cost?

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,148 from a physician practice, and about $479 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$1,148$513 to $1,148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$479$339 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $309 to $2,188Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $513 to $2,042
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $479professional $1,148

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
$1,258.93
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$724.44
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$616.60
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,621.81
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,041.74
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$912.01
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in South Dakota than in Connecticut. 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.

Alaska· 21st of 51

$513

SD $977CT $331

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.