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Alcohol (Ethanol) Level

Texas 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 October 2026.

How much does Alcohol (Ethanol) Level cost?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $13.49 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.98$16.22 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.49$10.96 to $16.60

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $22Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $15 to $21
$10$20$50facility $13professional $17

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.38
Health Smart
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Health Smart
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$21.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.42
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Illinois than in Alaska. 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.

Texas· 48th of 51

$13.49

IL $33.88AK $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.