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CD4 T-Cell Count

South Carolina 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?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $105 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 5 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$21.38$20.89 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$56.23 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $21 to $372Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $21 to $78
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $105professional $21

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
$20.89
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$37.15

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $30.90 · 21st 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.