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Red Blood Cell Mechanical Fragility

Colorado 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?

$8.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.61 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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 7 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$6.61$6.31 to $7.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$11.48 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $7 to $44Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $8
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $22professional $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
$5.37
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$8.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$6.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$10.23
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$17.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$18.20
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$8.13

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $8.13 · 31st 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.