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White Blood Cell Alkaline Phosphatase Stain

North Dakota 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $6.17 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$14.45$8.13 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.17$6.03 to $8.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $6 to $15Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $6 to $19
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $6professional $14

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
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.59
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$14.13

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota $13.18 · 5th 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.