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White Blood Cell Alkaline Phosphatase Stain

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 85540

A blood sample is treated with a stain that reveals how much of an enzyme called alkaline phosphatase sits inside the white blood cells, and the stained cells are then scored under a microscope. The pattern helps separate different reasons for a high white blood cell count.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does White Blood Cell Alkaline Phosphatase Stain cost?

$7.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $13.49 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$7.76$7.76 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.49$9.33 to $19.05

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $24Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $11
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $13professional $8

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
$8.51
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$9.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$23.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.49
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.14

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Hawaii than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Connecticut $7.76 · 39th of 51
HI $15.49MD $6.46

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.