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B Cell Count Test

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 86355

This blood test counts the number of B cells, a type of white blood cell responsible for producing antibodies. It helps evaluate how well a person's immune system is functioning, particularly when there's concern about an immune deficiency or an unexplained pattern of infections. Low counts can point toward a problem with antibody production, while other patterns can help guide further immune testing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does B Cell Count Test cost?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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 7 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$33.88$30.20 to $46.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$50.12 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $31 to $162Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $26 to $52
$20$50$100$200facility $72professional $34

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
$32.36
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$52.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$57.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$69.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$52.48
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in South Dakota than in Delaware. 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.

North Carolina· 13th of 51

$46.77

SD $112DE $31.62

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.