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Sickle Cell Adhesion Test, VCAM-1

Rhode Island 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 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$380$380 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$1,096 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $617 to $2,291Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $288 to $676
$0.1$1$10$100$1Kfacility $1,479professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$741.31

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 47th of 51

$380

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.