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Cell Counting by Immunologic Selection

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 86152

A laboratory test that counts a particular type of cell in a fluid sample by using antibodies to pick those cells out and identify them. A common use is counting tumor cells circulating in the bloodstream. The count can be tracked over time to follow how a disease is behaving.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cell Counting by Immunologic Selection cost?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $186 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$186$186 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$186 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $186 to $427Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $186 to $537
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $186professional $186

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,949.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$416.87

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Vermont than in Washington, DC. 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$186

VT $692DC $186

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.