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White Blood Cell Alkaline Phosphatase Stain

Kentucky 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?

$6.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.92 from a physician practice, and about $8.51 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$6.92$4.27 to $7.94
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.51$7.08 to $16.22

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $20Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $12
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $9professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$9.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$12.02
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.02
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.02

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $6.92 · 48th 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.