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CD4 T-Cell Count

Alaska rates for HCPCS 86361

Counts how many CD4 T-cells are present in a measured volume of blood. These are the immune cells that coordinate the body's defenses and the ones that HIV destroys, so the count is a direct measure of how much immune protection a person has left. It reports the CD4 cells on their own rather than alongside other immune cell types.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does CD4 T-Cell Count cost?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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 6 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$60.26$26.92 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$24.55 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $25 to $186Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $25 to $107
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $25professional $60

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
$87.10
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.90
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$26.92
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$87.10
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$117.49
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$131.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$257.04

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Pennsylvania than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $37.15 · 7th of 51
PA $63.10VT $19.05

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.