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CD4 T-Cell Count

Connecticut 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.99 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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$23.99$20.89 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$31.62 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $27 to $102Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $14 to $31
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $45professional $24

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
$46.77
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$72.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$41.69
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$46.77

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $23.99 · 42nd 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.