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White Cell Chemotaxis Assay

Michigan 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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$15.14$12.02 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$15.14 to $19.05

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $14 to $28Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $12 to $20
$10$20facility $15professional $15

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
$14.45
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$22.91
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$52.48
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$28.18
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$20.89

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 34th of 51

$15.14

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.