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Delta-Aminolevulinic Acid Level

Georgia 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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 7 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$10.96 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$16.60 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $13 to $41Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $33
$10$20$50facility $22professional $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
$13.18
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$38.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$29.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$33.11
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$35.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$22.91

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 39th of 51

$15.14

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.