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Red Blood Cell Mechanical Fragility

Florida 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?

$8.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $15.85 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.08$5.13 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.85$9.55 to $15.85

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $8 to $46Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $35
$5$10$20$50$100facility $16professional $7

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.48
Typical High
$1.58
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.47
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.98
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$56.23
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$12.02
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$6.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$54.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$8.51

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 25th of 51

$8.51

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.