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Ischemia-Modified Albumin Blood Test

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 82045

A blood test that measures ischemia-modified albumin, a form of the blood protein albumin that changes shape when tissue is short of oxygen. It has been used as one input when chest pain is being assessed and a heart problem is suspected.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ischemia-Modified Albumin Blood Test cost?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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 6 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$26.92$26.92 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$26.92 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $24 to $112Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $23 to $45
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $32professional $27

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
$26.92
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$66.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$47.86
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Hawaii than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $26.92 · 49th of 51
HI $61.66DC $25.70

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.