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CD4 T-Cell Count

Tennessee 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $17.78 to $36.31.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $20 to $95Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $12 to $36
$20$50$100facility $50professional $21

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$6.46
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$38.90
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$33.88

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 34th of 51

$22.39

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.