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Red Cell Stickiness Test, Normal Oxygen

West Virginia 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?

$1,259

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,047$933 to $2,818
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,698 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $3,020Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $871 to $3,890
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,042professional $1,047

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,890.45

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 41st of 51

$1,259

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.