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Automated White Blood Cell Count

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 85048

This basic blood test counts the number of white blood cells in a sample using an automated laboratory instrument. White blood cells are part of the immune system and help the body fight infection, so this count is a routine part of evaluating overall health, infection, or many other conditions. It is often included as part of a broader blood count panel.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Automated White Blood Cell Count cost?

$1.91

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1.91 from a physician practice, and about $4.17 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1.91$1.91 to $1.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.17$1.91 to $9.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $18Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $2 to $9
$1$2$5$10$20facility $4professional $2

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
$1.91
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$1.91
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$19.05
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$4.37

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. 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· 51st of 51

$1.91

NE $6.76DC $1.91

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.