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White Cell Chemotaxis Assay

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 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$12.02$11.75 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$15.85 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $15 to $83Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $36
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $19professional $12

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
$15.14
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$30.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.30
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$22.91
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$33.88
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$16.60

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 35th 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.