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Red Blood Cell Mechanical Fragility

Minnesota 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?

$8.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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 6 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$8.51$8.13 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$8.51 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $9 to $63Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $13
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $23professional $9

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
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$17.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.60
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$63.10
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.92
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$19.05

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $8.51 · 29th 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.