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Red Blood Cell Mechanical Fragility

Utah 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?

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.59 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.59$5.13 to $10.96
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.96$10.23 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $76Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $12
$5$10$20$50facility $11professional $8

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$12.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.79
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$38.90
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.94
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$11.22
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 16th of 51

$10.00

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.