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Red Blood Cell Mechanical Fragility

New Hampshire 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?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.62 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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$5.62$5.13 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$16.22 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $15 to $50Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $25
$5$10$20$50facility $28professional $6

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
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$28.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$45.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$35.48
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$12.59
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 20th of 51

$9.77

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.