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White Cell Chemotaxis Assay

Arkansas 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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 4 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$13.18$12.02 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$18.20 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $18 to $35Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $11 to $34
$10$20facility $25professional $13

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
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$26.92

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 12th of 51

$19.50

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.