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White Cell Chemotaxis Assay

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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 8 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$12.59 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$19.50 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $13 to $76Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $12 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $38professional $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
$39.81
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$38.02
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$38.90
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$22.91
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$27.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$60.26
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$46.77
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$109.65
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$27.54

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 36th 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.