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CD4 T-Cell Count

Nebraska 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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$17.78$17.78 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$47.86 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $19 to $204Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $16 to $178
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $71professional $18

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
$53.70
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$64.57
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$48.98
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$54.95
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$53.70

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $41.69 · 5th 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.