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Red Blood Cell Mechanical Fragility

Alabama 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 July 2026.

How much does Red Blood Cell Mechanical Fragility cost?

$8.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $9.77 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$8.13$7.08 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.77$8.51 to $10.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $13Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $10
$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $10professional $8

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
$8.51
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$8.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$12.02

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Rhode Island. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $8.71 · 26th of 51
SD $16.60RI $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.