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Red Blood Cell Mechanical Fragility

New Mexico 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?

$7.76

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.46 from a physician practice, and about $10.96 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$6.46$5.13 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.96$7.76 to $16.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $28Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $19
$5$10$20facility $11professional $6

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.98
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.25

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 31st of 51

$7.76

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.