go back

Sickle Cell Adhesion Test, VCAM-1

Utah 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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$447$380 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$457 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $457 to $3,236Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $347 to $537
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,455professional $447

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
$457.09
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,235.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$724.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$616.60
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$457.09
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$660.69
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$512.86

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 32nd of 51

$457

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.