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Blood Test For Direct Bilirubin

Louisiana 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?

$5.37

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.37 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.17 from a physician practice, and about $6.03 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.17$2.34 to $5.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.03$5.25 to $10.00

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $14Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $6
$2$5$10$20facility $6professional $4

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$5.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.07
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$1.32
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$6.46
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$14.79
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.75
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$5.50

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 27th of 51

$5.37

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.