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CD4 T-Cell Count

Illinois 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 Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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$21.88$18.62 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$31.62 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $23 to $95Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $3 to $55
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $46professional $22

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
$22.91
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$54.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$48.98
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$204.17
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$26.92

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $26.92 · 26th 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.