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White Cell Chemotaxis Assay

Connecticut 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 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 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$14.45$14.45 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$17.38 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $16 to $45Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $20
$10$20$50facility $25professional $14

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
$15.85
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$24.55
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$28.18

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 38th of 51

$14.45

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.