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CD4 T-Cell Count

Maryland 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 Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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$23.44$19.95 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$34.67 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $14 to $151Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $17 to $105
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $95professional $23

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
$95.50
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$104.71
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$66.07
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$25.12
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$39.81

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $23.99 · 45th 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.