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Specialized Clotting Test for Antiphospholipid Antibodies

Louisiana 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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$7.94 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$17.78 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $18 to $54Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $8 to $23
$5$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $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
$19.05
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.68
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.89
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$19.05

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 15th of 51

$19.05

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.