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Automated White Blood Cell Count

Indiana 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?

$2.40

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.40 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.09 from a physician practice, and about $3.09 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 6 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$2.09$1.91 to $2.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.09$2.51 to $5.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9Professionalmedian $2 · 10th to 90th $1 to $3
$1$2$5$10$20$50facility $3professional $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
$2.51
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$2.40
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$7.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.26
Typical High
$2.51
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.16
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$6.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$5.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.82

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 39th of 51

$2.40

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.