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CD4 T-Cell Count

South Dakota 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?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$30.90$18.62 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$30.20 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $26 to $123Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $13 to $65
$20$50$100$200$500facility $42professional $31

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$64.57
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$37.15
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$32.36
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 15th of 51

$30.90

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.