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Vitamin D Level Measurement

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 0038U

Measures a person's vitamin D status. It quantifies the two circulating forms, 25-hydroxyvitamin D2 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D3, in blood serum and reports their levels. No genetic material is examined.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vitamin D Level Measurement cost?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.39 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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$22.39$21.88 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$22.39 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $22 to $50Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $21 to $23
$20$50$100facility $22professional $22

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.91
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$38.02
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$28.18

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. 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.

Washington, DC· 49th of 51

$22.39

AK $66.07NE $19.50

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.