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Sickle Cell Adhesion Test, VCAM-1

Colorado 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?

$912

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 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 7 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$380$214 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$912 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $525 to $2,570Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $214 to $437
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,445professional $380

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
$524.81
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,570.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$741.31
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$676.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$478.63

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 2nd of 51

$912

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.