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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 July 2026.

How much does Specialized Clotting Test for Antiphospholipid Antibodies cost?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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$19.95$16.22 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$21.38 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $18 to $66Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $25
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $25professional $20

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
$19.05
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$25.70
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$25.12

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Delaware than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $21.88 · 14th of 51
DE $53.70DC $13.49

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.