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Red Blood Cell Mechanical Fragility

Tennessee 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?

$6.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.46 from a physician practice, and about $13.18 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 5 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 $6.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.18$7.59 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $37Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $6 to $9
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$8.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$12.88
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$12.02

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $6.76 · 48th 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.