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CD4 T-Cell Count

Kentucky 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$22.91$13.49 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$22.39 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $17 to $63Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $13 to $37
$10$20$50$100facility $27professional $23

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
$5.75
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$26.92
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$37.15
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.02
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$36.31
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.37

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 32nd of 51

$22.91

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.