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Red Blood Cell Mechanical Fragility

West Virginia 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?

$7.08

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.08 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.92 from a physician practice, and about $10.72 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$6.92$6.46 to $7.08
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.72$7.08 to $12.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $13Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $8
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $11professional $7

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
$7.08
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$8.13
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$12.02

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia $7.08 · 44th 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.