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Red Blood Cell Mechanical Fragility

Maine 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?

$6.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.92 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4.37 to $10.72.

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 $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $72Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $12
$5$10$20$50$100facility $11professional $5

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.30
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$20.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$20.42

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 39th of 51

$6.92

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.