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Blood Gold Level Test

California rates for HCPCS 80172

Measures the amount of gold in a blood sample. Gold is used as a medicine for some long-standing joint disease, and the level is checked to keep treatment within a safe range.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Blood Gold Level Test cost?

$32.36

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $14.45 to $89.13.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $14 to $89Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $26 to $398
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $28professional $32

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$32.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$40.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67

Where California sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in Massachusetts than in Kansas. 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.

California· 10th of 50

$32.36

MA $89.13KS $14.45

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.