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Cell Counting by Immunologic Selection

Maryland 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 Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $166 to $234.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $105 to $214Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $132 to $324
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $132professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,659.59
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$616.60
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$213.80
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$380.19

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 50th 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.