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Delta-Aminolevulinic Acid Level

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 82135

Measures delta-aminolevulinic acid, one of the earliest building blocks the body uses to make the red pigment of blood. When a step further along that pathway is blocked, this substance backs up and its level rises. It is used when a porphyria or lead exposure is suspected.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Delta-Aminolevulinic Acid Level cost?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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 4 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$13.49$12.59 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$18.62 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $19 to $35Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $11 to $35
$10$20$50facility $26professional $13

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
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$27.54

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Maryland. 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.

Arkansas· 17th of 51

$19.95

SD $31.62MD $12.30

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.