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Red Blood Cell Flexibility Test

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 0305U

Measures how readily red blood cells bend and change shape when they are pushed along under flow, which is what allows them to squeeze through the body's smallest vessels. A whole blood sample is tested under shearing force and the result is reported as an index value. Companion tests in the same set measure how strongly red cells stick to a surface rather than how easily they deform.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Red Blood Cell Flexibility Test cost?

$501

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $501 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$501$501 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$501 to $794

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,122Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $501 to $501
$500$1K$2Kfacility $501professional $501

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
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$831.76

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in North 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· 46th of 51

$501

ND $1,000CT $437

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.