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CD4 T-Cell Count

Montana 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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$33.11$24.55 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$35.48 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $33 to $282Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $24 to $178
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $46professional $33

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
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.90
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$83.18
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$83.18
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$151.36
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$37.15

Where Montana 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.

Montana $35.48 · 8th 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.