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Red Blood Cell Mechanical Fragility

Washington, DC 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?

$6.46

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.46 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.46 from a physician practice, and about $14.45 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$6.46$6.46 to $6.46
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.45$6.46 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $6 to $60Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $6 to $30
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $14professional $6

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
$6.46
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$67.61
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$14.79

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $6.46 · 50th 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.