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Delta-Aminolevulinic Acid Level

Kansas 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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$14.45$13.80 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$19.95 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $16 to $51Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $25
$10$20$50$100facility $35professional $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
$17.78
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$38.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$35.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$29.51

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 28th of 51

$16.98

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.