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CD4 T-Cell Count

Rhode Island 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.95$16.98 to $38.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$25.70 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $23 to $81Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $14 to $46
$20$50$100facility $32professional $20

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$44.67

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 30th of 51

$23.44

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.