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Automated White Blood Cell Count

Hawaii 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?

$3.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.89 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3.02 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 $3Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $6
$2$5$10$20facility $3professional $4

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
$2.09
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$3.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$3.02
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$6.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$4.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$4.90
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$6.61

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 7th of 51

$3.89

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.