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CD4 T-Cell Count

Colorado 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?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $93.33 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$20.42$19.95 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$93.33$44.67 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $20 to $148Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $13 to $25
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $93professional $20

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
$20.42
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$134.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$32.36
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$54.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$56.23
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$25.12

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $26.92 · 30th 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.