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Sickle Cell Adhesion Test, VCAM-1

Arkansas 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?

$617

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $646 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 4 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$513$309 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$646$575 to $646

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $575 to $776Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $309 to $646
$200$500$1Kfacility $646professional $513

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
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$512.86

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 10th of 51

$617

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.