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Red Blood Cell Volume Measurement

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 78121

A nuclear medicine test that measures the total volume of red blood cells circulating in the body. A small quantity of the person's own red cells is tagged with a tracer and returned to the bloodstream, and blood drawn afterwards is measured to calculate the total.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Red Blood Cell Volume Measurement cost?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $120 to $214.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $105 to $138Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $54 to $245
$100$200facility $117professional $158

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
$104.71
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$138.04
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$213.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$251.19

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. 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.

Hawaii· 10th of 51

$151

WY $372FL $69.18

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.