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Automated Red Blood Cell Count

Rhode Island 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?

$3.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.69 from a physician practice, and about $3.72 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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$2.69$1.95 to $4.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.72$3.55 to $5.89

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5
$1$2$5$10facility $4professional $3

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
$2.57
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$5.89
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$6.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$4.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.05
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$5.01

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 27th of 51

$3.02

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.