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Alcohol (Ethanol) Level

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 82055

A laboratory measurement of how much alcohol is present in a body-fluid sample such as blood or urine, rather than from a breath device. It is used in emergency care to help explain symptoms and wherever a precise measured value is needed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Alcohol (Ethanol) Level cost?

$20.42

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $16.98 to $38.02.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $30 to $107Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $17 to $28
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $48professional $17

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
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.84
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$107.15
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$28.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$100.00

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 10.7 times more in Massachusetts than in Kansas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Minnesota $20.42 · 13th of 51
MA $100KS $9.33

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.