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Vitamin D Level Measurement

South 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 South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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$22.91$22.91 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$22.91 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $23 to $141Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $19 to $26
$20$50$100facility $72professional $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
$22.91
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$33.11

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 40th 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.