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Automated Red Blood Cell Count

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 85041

This blood test uses an automated instrument to count the number of red blood cells in a sample. It provides information used to help evaluate conditions like anemia or other blood disorders.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Automated Red Blood Cell Count cost?

$2.40

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.40 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2.19 to $3.98.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $11Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5
$1$2$5$10$20facility $5professional $2

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
$2.29
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.29
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$3.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$21.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$6.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$4.90

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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· 47th of 51

$2.40

AK $7.76MD $2.29

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.