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Red Cell Stickiness Test, Low Oxygen

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 0303U

Measures how strongly red blood cells stick to a surface when oxygen levels are low, the conditions found in small vessels where blood flow can become blocked. A whole blood sample is tested and the result is reported as an index value. Companion tests measure the same stickiness at normal oxygen levels, or measure how easily the cells bend instead.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Red Cell Stickiness Test, Low Oxygen cost?

$1,660

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,660 from a physician practice, and about $1,660 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$1,660$1,660 to $1,660
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,660$1,660 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $3,715Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $1,660
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,660professional $1,660

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
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.3 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.

Washington, DC· 44th of 51

$1,660

SD $3,311CT $1,445

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.