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Red Blood Cell Mechanical Fragility

Alaska rates for HCPCS 85547

A blood test that measures how easily red blood cells break apart when they are physically stressed in the laboratory. Cells that rupture more readily than normal point to a weakness in the red cell membrane, the outer wall that holds the cell together.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Red Blood Cell Mechanical Fragility cost?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.50$12.02 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$23.99 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $9 to $100Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $9 to $35
$10$20$50$100facility $33professional $19

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
$28.84
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.30
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$100.00
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$61.66
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$54.95
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$41.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$60.26

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Kansas than in Nebraska. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$19.50

KS $26.92NE $5.75

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.