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White Blood Cell Alkaline Phosphatase Stain

Delaware 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?

$7.08

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.08 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6.76 to $12.30.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $10Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $7 to $26
$5$10$20facility $10professional $7

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.02

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Hawaii 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.

Delaware· 46th of 51

$7.08

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.