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Red Cell Stickiness Test, Normal Oxygen

Montana rates for HCPCS 0304U

Measures how strongly red blood cells stick to a surface under normal oxygen conditions, which reflects how readily they may cling to vessel walls and slow blood flow. A whole blood sample is tested and the result is reported as an index value. Companion tests measure the same stickiness under low oxygen, or measure how easily the cells bend instead.

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$2,951

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,951 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,399 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,399$871 to $3,020
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$3,020 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $4,074Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $79 to $3,715
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,090professional $2,399

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,073.80
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,801.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 354.8 times more in Wisconsin than in Alabama. 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.

Montana· 2nd of 51

$2,951

WI $2,951AL $8.32

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.