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White Blood Cell Alkaline Phosphatase Stain

South Carolina 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?

$7.41

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.41 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.76 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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$6.76$6.76 to $7.41
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$11.22 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $7 to $93Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $7 to $10
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $28professional $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
$6.76
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$7.41
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$12.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$12.02

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $7.41 · 42nd 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.