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Delta-Aminolevulinic Acid Level

Delaware 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $13.80 to $48.98.

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 $17 · 10th to 90th $14 to $234Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $13 to $49
$10$20$50$100$200facility $17professional $14

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
$13.80
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$22.91

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 33rd of 51

$16.60

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.