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Delta-Aminolevulinic Acid Level

Washington 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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 9 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$15.49$14.79 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$19.05 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $17 to $69Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $34
$10$20$50$100facility $29professional $15

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
$37.15
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$109.65
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$45.71
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$26.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$64.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$33.11
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$45.71
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.95
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$44.67
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$19.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$29.51

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 24th of 51

$19.05

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.