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Delta-Aminolevulinic Acid Level

Maine 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 Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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 6 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$16.60$13.18 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$16.60 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $17 to $155Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $21
$10$20$50$100facility $27professional $17

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
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.99
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$74.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$33.88

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 31st 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.