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White Cell Chemotaxis Assay

South Carolina 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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$12.59$12.59 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$20.89 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $13 to $98Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $13 to $17
$10$20$50$100facility $41professional $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
$38.90
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$13.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$22.39

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 42nd of 51

$13.80

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.