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CD4 T-Cell Count

Georgia 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?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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 8 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$23.44$17.78 to $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$29.51 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $21 to $141Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $13 to $59
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $36professional $23

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
$21.38
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$61.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$54.95
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$57.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$95.50
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$741.31
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
$16.22
Typical High
$37.15

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $26.30 · 35th 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.