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Sickle Cell Adhesion Test, VCAM-1

Illinois 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?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $794 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$562$331 to $1,047
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$537 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,259Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $282 to $1,047
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $794professional $562

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
$501.19
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$776.25
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$912.01
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$512.86

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 5th of 51

$724

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.