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Red Blood Cell Mechanical Fragility

Mississippi 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $14.45 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.12$4.27 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.45$14.45 to $14.45

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $15Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $4 to $16
$5$10facility $14professional $9

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
$9.12
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.47
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$16.22

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 4th of 51

$14.45

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.