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White Cell Chemotaxis Assay

New York 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 New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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 9 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$12.59$11.75 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$16.98 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $13 to $44Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $31
$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $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
$13.49
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$22.39
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$41.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$39.81
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$104.71
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$61.66
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$30.90
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.38
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$36.31
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$43.65
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$45.71

Where New York 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.

New York· 28th 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.