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Sickle Cell Adhesion Test, VCAM-1

Oregon 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 Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $490 from a physician practice, and about $513 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$490$437 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$513 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $513 to $708Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $214 to $692
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $513professional $490

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
$1,412.54
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$724.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,318.26
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$616.60
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$691.83
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$602.56
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,479.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$630.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,862.09
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$616.60

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 25th 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.