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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 July 2026.

How much does Red Blood Cell Mechanical Fragility cost?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.46 from a physician practice, and about $12.59 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 4 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$6.46$6.46 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.59$7.76 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $28Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $56
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $13professional $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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.05
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.14
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$6.46

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico $9.33 · 20th 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.