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Specialized Clotting Test for Antiphospholipid Antibodies

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 85597

This is a specialized blood clotting test used to help confirm the presence of a lupus anticoagulant, an antibody that interferes with normal blood clotting tests and is linked to an increased risk of abnormal blood clots. It is typically ordered as part of a broader workup when this kind of antibody is suspected.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Specialized Clotting Test for Antiphospholipid Antibodies cost?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.14$8.91 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$14.79 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $34Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $25
$5$10$20$50$100facility $16professional $15

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
$6.46
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$17.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$25.12
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.12
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$24.55
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.63

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in Kansas than in Alabama. 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.

Kentucky· 35th of 51

$15.14

KS $46.77AL $7.59

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.