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CD4 T-Cell Count

Louisiana 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?

$32.36

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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 6 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$29.51$23.99 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$32.36 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $28 to $100Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $18 to $37
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $37professional $30

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
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$37.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$39.81
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$37.15

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $32.36 · 16th 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.