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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 October 2026.

How much does CD4 T-Cell Count cost?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.39 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$22.39$12.59 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$37.15 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $29 to $81Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $11 to $37
$10$20$50$100facility $37professional $22

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
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.92
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$30.90
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$40.74

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 9th of 51

$37.15

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.