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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 October 2026.

How much does Vitamin D Level Measurement cost?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$29.51$22.91 to $29.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$30.90 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $23 to $182Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $17 to $35
$20$50$100facility $62professional $30

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
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$85.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$33.11
7 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$79.43
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$10.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$7.41
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$7.41
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$7.41
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$47.86

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Texas than in New Mexico. 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· 23rd of 51

$29.51

TX $105NM $13.80

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.