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Delta-Aminolevulinic Acid Level

New Mexico 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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$12.30$12.30 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$24.55 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $15 to $166Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $110
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $52professional $12

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
$24.55
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.49
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
$23.99
Typical High
$35.48
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$28.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.30

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 12th of 51

$19.95

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.