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White Cell Chemotaxis Assay

Maine 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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$15.85$12.02 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$15.85 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $16 to $148Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $8 to $21
$10$20$50$100facility $26professional $16

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
$15.85
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.85
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$22.91
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.50
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$70.79
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$32.36

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 27th of 51

$15.85

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.