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Blood Test For Direct Bilirubin

Maryland 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 July 2026.

How much does Blood Test For Direct Bilirubin cost?

$8.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.57 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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$4.57$4.17 to $5.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$13.49 to $20.42

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $9 to $26Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $16professional $5

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
$9.12
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$9.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$6.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$12.02
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$3.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$4.68
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$7.59

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 8.9 times more in West Virginia than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Maryland $8.71 · 19th of 51
WV $40.74WY $4.57

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.