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CD4 T-Cell Count

Alabama 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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$24.55$20.42 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$17.78 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $15 to $42Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $11 to $31
$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $27professional $25

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
$26.92
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$37.15

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama $24.55 · 40th 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.