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White Blood Cell Alkaline Phosphatase Stain

Oklahoma 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.31 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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$6.31$4.68 to $6.46
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$8.51 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $6 to $34Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $10
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $20professional $6

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
$6.31
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$8.51
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$12.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$7.41

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma $15.14 · 2nd 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.