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White Cell Chemotaxis Assay

Alaska rates for HCPCS 86155

A laboratory test that measures how well white blood cells move towards a chemical signal, the way they normally travel to the site of an infection. Sluggish movement points to a defect in the immune system's ability to bring defending cells where they are needed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does White Cell Chemotaxis Assay cost?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 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 6 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$47.86$29.51 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$17.38 to $17.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $16 to $76Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $16 to $65
$20$50$100facility $17professional $48

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
$69.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.91
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$51.29
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$102.33
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$107.15

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Hawaii than in Maryland. 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.

Alaska· 21st of 51

$17.38

HI $28.84MD $12.02

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.