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Blood Test For Direct Bilirubin

Delaware rates for HCPCS 82248

This blood test measures the level of direct (conjugated) bilirubin, a substance produced when the body breaks down red blood cells and processes it through the liver. It helps distinguish different causes of jaundice or liver problems. It's often ordered alongside a total bilirubin test.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Blood Test For Direct Bilirubin cost?

$4.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.17 from a physician practice, and about $10.96 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.17$3.55 to $5.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.96$4.17 to $13.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $4 to $44Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7
$2$5$10$20facility $11professional $4

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$7.41
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$28.18
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$43.65
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$7.08

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 8.9 times more in Vermont 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.

Delaware· 38th of 51

$4.79

VT $33.88MD $3.80

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.