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Fingerstick Blood Panel For Medication Classes

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 0054U

Measures medications and drugs in a small blood sample to check what someone has been taking. At least 14 classes of drug are covered — the count is of drug classes, not of individual drugs, so each class may take in several substances — and each is measured by mass spectrometry. The sample is a fingerstick capillary collection rather than a full draw from a vein.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fingerstick Blood Panel For Medication Classes cost?

$112

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $112 to $186.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $240 to $479Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $68 to $209
$1$10$100facility $240professional $112

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$251.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$186.21

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in South Dakota than in Georgia. 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· 48th of 51

$112

SD $380GA $100

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.