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White Blood Cell Alkaline Phosphatase Stain

West Virginia 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?

$7.08

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.08 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.92 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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 4 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$6.46 to $7.08
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$10.72 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $7 to $21Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $8
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $21professional $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
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$8.13
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$12.02

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia $7.08 · 45th 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.