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Sickle Cell Adhesion Test, VCAM-1

Ohio 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $871 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 8 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$107$69.18 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$871$550 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $479 to $1,230Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $69 to $871
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $871professional $107

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
$478.63
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,230.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$562.34
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$891.25
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$549.54

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 42nd of 51

$389

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.