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White Blood Cell Alkaline Phosphatase Stain

Hawaii 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 October 2026.

How much does White Blood Cell Alkaline Phosphatase Stain cost?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $10.23 to $19.50.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $22
$10$20professional $15

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$21.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.88
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$22.91

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Kansas 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.

Hawaii· 4th of 51

$14.79

KS $26.30MD $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.