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Spun Hematocrit Blood Test

Maryland 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?

$5.25

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.25 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4.57 to $5.62.

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 $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $9Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8
$2$5$10facility $3professional $5

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.37
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$12.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$7.76
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
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
$2.57
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$2.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.05
Median
$1.05
Typical High
$1.05

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 34th of 51

$5.25

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.