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CD4 T-Cell Count

Iowa 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 October 2026.

How much does CD4 T-Cell Count cost?

$32.36

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$26.92$20.89 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$32.36 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $27 to $83Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $16 to $69
$20$50$100facility $48professional $27

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$83.18
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$141.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$83.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$69.18
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$35.48
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$37.15
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in South Carolina than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Iowa· 13th of 51

$32.36

SC $67.61AL $15.14

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.