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Red Blood Cell Mechanical Fragility

Michigan 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?

$8.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $8.13 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.13$6.31 to $9.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.13$8.13 to $11.22

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $16Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $12
$5$10$20facility $8professional $8

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
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$2.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$1.74
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$12.30
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$25.12
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$6.31
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$2.51
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.88
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.07
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$1.62
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$11.22

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 27th of 51

$8.13

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.