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Rh Blood Group Typing By Sanger Sequencing

Maryland rates for HCPCS 0198U

Determines a person's Rh blood group by reading both Rh genes, RHD and RHCE. This version uses Sanger sequencing, the older gene-by-gene reading method, rather than next-generation sequencing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Rh Blood Group Typing By Sanger Sequencing cost?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $182 to $234.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $117 to $214Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $126 to $251
$200facility $117professional $214

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
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$239.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$251.19
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 46th of 51

$214

AK $631NE $186

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.