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Red Blood Cell Mechanical Fragility

Nebraska 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.75 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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$5.75$5.62 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$10.72 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $6 to $85Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $56
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $23professional $6

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
$17.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$9.55
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$17.78
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$17.38

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $13.18 · 5th 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.