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Delta-Aminolevulinic Acid Level

Arizona 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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 5 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$13.18$10.96 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$19.05 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $14 to $71Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $110
$10$20$50$100facility $34professional $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
$23.44
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$25.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$22.39

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 43rd of 51

$14.45

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.