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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 July 2026.

How much does CD4 T-Cell Count cost?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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$21.88$16.22 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$23.99 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $22 to $204Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $13 to $37
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $40professional $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
$21.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$39.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$37.15
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$37.15
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$37.15

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $23.99 · 43rd 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.