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Vitamin D Level Measurement

North Carolina 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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 6 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$23.44$19.50 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$23.44 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $23 to $98Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $13 to $44
$20$50$100facility $39professional $23

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
$23.44
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$134.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$45.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$34.67
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 41st of 51

$23.44

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.