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White Cell Chemotaxis Assay

Kentucky 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $15.85 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$13.18$12.88 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.85$13.18 to $23.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $13 to $38Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $25
$5$10$20$50$100facility $16professional $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
$12.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$16.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.88
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.39
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$22.39

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 44th of 51

$13.18

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.