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Red Blood Cell Mechanical Fragility

Maryland 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?

$6.46

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.46 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5.62 to $6.92.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $30Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $10
$5$10$20facility $6professional $6

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$20.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$7.24
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.29
Typical High
$1.29

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 47th of 51

$6.46

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.