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White Blood Cell Alkaline Phosphatase Stain

Oregon 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $14.13 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.55$8.32 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.13$9.12 to $19.05

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $30Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $4 to $19
$5$10$20$50facility $14professional $10

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$15.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$25.12
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$33.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$17.38
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$34.67
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$38.02
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$10.23

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 13th of 51

$10.23

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.