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Spun Hematocrit Blood Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 85013

Measures what share of the blood is made up of red blood cells by spinning a small sample in a fine tube until the cells pack at one end. The packed column is then read against a scale. A low result points to anemia and a high one to thickened blood or dehydration.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Spun Hematocrit Blood Test cost?

$8.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.17 from a physician practice, and about $8.13 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$4.17$3.09 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.13$8.13 to $8.32

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $8 to $8Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $8
$2$5$10$20facility $8professional $4

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only + 99 · Multiple modifiers
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$5.62
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$1.62

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Alabama· 7th of 51

$8.13

AK $15.85KY $2.95

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.