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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 October 2026.

How much does White Blood Cell Alkaline Phosphatase Stain cost?

$7.08

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.08 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.03 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.03$5.01 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$8.32 to $20.89

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $7 to $26Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $23
$5$10$20$50facility $16professional $6

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$23.44

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 42nd of 51

$7.08

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.