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Red Blood Cell Mechanical Fragility

Arizona 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?

$6.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.92 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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$6.92$5.75 to $6.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$9.33 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $7 to $37Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $56
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $18professional $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
$10.23
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$11.75

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $6.92 · 46th 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.